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INTRODUCTION by the Translators

In preparing to read this book you are about to read some of the most

sensational and thought-arresting language ever to be put in print.

The publishers of this treatise (On the Jews and Their Lies) by Dr.

Martin Luther, the pioneer of the Protestant Reformation, do not

necessarily present this work as an accurate expression of their own

opinions. The chief reason for its publication is to give the reader an

accurate translation of Luther’s treatment of one of the most delicate

and dangerous subjects for a man to discuss in public - the Jews. Many

condemn Dr. Luther for this booklet, but very few have ever read it.

This translation is not presented as a sectarian work or a partisan

treatise. When we set out to find the book in its original language

and when we proceeded to have it translated, we were shocked and

amazed at the interference encountered from a wide variety of sources.

Two different translators were made the victims of intimidation, and

only after a rather dramatic experience were we able to complete its

translation, in spite of its brevity.

In effecting the translation of this work we became increasingly

convinced that a well organised plot exists to keep this book hidden.

Luther’s experience with the Jews was very disappointing. He spent

many years trying to convert them. Like St Paul, he gave the Jews the

first chance at the Gospel, but in later years was frustrated by their

stubborn resistance, obstinate blasphemy and persistent opposition to

the Gospel.

This book is published only in the interest of accuracy. If it falls into

the hands of a highly competent student of 16th Century German, the

publishers will appreciate any corrections which might improve the

next edition of this work. The demand for this little book is so great

that we expect it to go into numerous editions. We find among sincere

Christian people a deep resentment over the fact that this work of one