Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory

The Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory is an antisemitic false claim that there is a secret Jewish–Freemason group controlling the world.[1] This claim was invented by opponents of the French Revolution in 1789.[1] It is common among antisemites worldwide and often appears in their propaganda, which tends to equate Jews with the Freemasons.[1]

"The Aryan breaks the chains of the Jew and the Freemason that held him captive", an 1897 satire by French journalist Augustin-Joseph Jacquet, later used by the Nazi-backed Vichy French regime (1940–44) in its propaganda.
The text at the top reads: "World politics World revolution." The text at the bottom reads, "Freemasonry is an international organization beholden to Jewry with the political goal of establishing Jewish domination through world-wide revolution." The map, decorated with Masonic symbols (temple, square, and apron), shows where revolutions took place in Europe from the French Revolution in 1789 through the German Revolution in 1919.

The false claim formed the basis of the well-known forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,[1] which was adopted by the Nazi German regime in their propaganda to justify the Holocaust,[2] killing at least 6,000,000 Jews across Europe.[3][4]

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    • Leonidas Donskis (1 January 2003). Forms of Hatred: The Troubled Imagination in Modern Philosophy and Literature. Rodopi. pp. 41–. ISBN 90-420-1066-5.
    • Williford, Thomas J. (2005). "Chapter IV: Conservative Political Rhetoric: The Judeo-Masonic Conspiracy Theory" (PDF). Armando los espiritus: Political Rhetoric in Colombia on the Eve of La Violencia, 1930-1945 (PhD dissertation). Vanderbilt University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
    • Barbara De Poli (2014). "The Judeo-Masonic Conspiracy: The Path from the Cemetery of Prague to Arab Anti-Zionist Propaganda". Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110338270.251. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
    • S. Broschowitz, Michael (May 6, 2022). "The Violent Impact of Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories: Examining the Jewish World Domination Narratives and History". Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ Dr. Yossi Kugler (November 13, 2023). "The Most Radical Aspect of Antisemitism". Yad Vashem. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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