The Beckwith Company was a publishing entity in 1920, based in

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. It is remembered for publishing a second edition of the

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Protocols of the Elders of Zion ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' is a fabricated text purporting to detail a Jewish plot for global domination. Largely plagiarized from several earlier sources, it was first published in Imperial Russia in 1903, translated into multip ...

'', more specifically a second translation from the

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into the

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.Robert Singerman, "The American Career of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion", in: ''American Jewish History'', Vol. 71 (1981), pp. 48–78

The Beckwith edition of the ''Protocols of the Elders of Zion''

The meaning of the lead title is the expression, "

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," a

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saying which means " forewarned is forearmed." The anonymous editor of this edition was Harris A. Houghton. The translation was by his personal assistant Miss de Bogory and former Russian General G. J. Sosnowsky. The pseudonym under which this imprint was published, "Peter Beckwith," is believed to be Harris A. Houghton, suggesting further that "The Beckwith Company" was merely a front for Houghton to get his new translation of ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' published. This publishing entity was a front created specifically in order to provide a publishing company willing and able to publish and distribute the ''Protocols''. Support and/or financing for this publication came is believed to have come from the

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Other books published by Beckwith

There are fewer than half a dozen imprints associated with the "Beckwith" label in libraries. The author, Nesta H. Webster, is said to have been involved in the promotion of the

Protocols of Zion ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' is a fabricated text purporting to detail a Jewish plot for global domination. Largely plagiarized from several earlier sources, it was first published in Imperial Russia in 1903, translated into multipl ...

. Another known work by this entity is ''Sales Letters for Salesmen''. But publisher is located in Dowagiac, Mich. The publisher is styled "The Beckwith Company" and the copyright year is given as 1922. The author provided is Edward G. Weir.

References

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:''The American Career of the "

"'' :''

American Jewish History ''American Jewish History'' is an academic journal and the official publication of the American Jewish Historical Society. The journal was established in 1892 and focuses on all aspects of the history of Jews in the United States. The journal was ...

'' :Vol. 71 (1981), pp. 48-78 :''Antisemitic propaganda: an annotated bibliography and research guide'' :Foreword by Colin Holmes :(New York: Garland, 1982) *Edward G. Weir :Sales letters for salesmen :(Dowagiac, Mich.: The Beckwith Company, 1922)

External links

Jewish Virtual Library, ''The Protocols Come to America''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beckwith Company, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion Book publishing companies based in New York (state)

The Beckwith edition of the ''Protocols of the Elders of Zion''

Other books published by Beckwith

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References

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