Jud Süß

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Jud Süß may refer to:

• Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698–1738), German-Jewish financier whose life and ultimate execution form basis for several works

[edit] In literature

• Jud Süß (Hauff novel), 1827 novella by 22-year-old German poet and writer of historical romances, Wilhelm Hauff; semi-fictional retelling of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer's rise and fall
• Jud Süß (Feuchtwanger novel), 1925 novel by German-Jewish playwright and novelist Lion Feuchtwanger; another partly-fictional version of story

[edit] In theatre

• Jud Süß (play), 1930 theatrical piece by Czech-Austrian-Jewish German-language playwright and literary critic, Paul Kornfeld; first staged in Berlin

[edit] In film

• Jew Suss (1934 film), British film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Conrad Veidt as Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
• Jud Süß (1940 film), German film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Ferdinand Marian as Joseph Süß Oppenheimer; notorious for its anti-semitic propaganda

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