Judge, 1936-08 · page 10 of 36
Judge — August 1936 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of "Mistress Pepys' Journal" Cartoon This page contains a political cartoon satirizing the 1936 Olympic Games medal results. The illustration depicts an Olympic podium where the three medal winners are labeled "Cohen" (United States, first place), "Levy" (France, second place), and "Levinsky" (Canada, third place)—all Jewish surnames. The cartoon is flanked by Nazi and fascist flags, making the satire explicit: it mocks the antisemitic ideology of Nazi Germany by showing that despite Hitler's theories of racial superiority, Jewish athletes dominated Olympic competition. The three flags (Nazi, British, and what appears to be Italian fascist imagery) emphasize the irony of fascist regimes' presence at the Olympics while their racist doctrines were demonstrably false. The accompanying "Mistress Pepys' Journal" text appears to be unrelated society commentary, suggesting this was a mixed-content satirical magazine page typical of the mid-1930s.
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