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Why is octopus an anti-Semitic symbol?

Cartoonists in the late 19th century often used the imagery of an octopus as a anti-Semitic rhetoric. An octopus was a symbol used to represent Jewish influence. To establish that Jewish people control and manipulate many aspects of society, many posters showed an octopus with its tentacles all around the globe. The octopus usually had a star of David on its head which represented Jewish identity. These symbols were usually published in a Nazi propaganda newspaper - 'Der Stürmer.’

With this, the Nazis established that Jews sought to extend their influence to all matters around the globe be it political or societal.

As reported by the publication, the symbolism of the octopus came into play along with the conspiracy theory known as “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion”, a text that was first published in Russia wherein Jews were portrayed as an all-powerful group that controlled global affair with their “tentacles.”

imagery of an octopus as a anti-Semitic rhetoric