''Vom Bäumlein, das andere Blätter hat gewollt'' ("Of the little tree which wished for different leaves") is a short

anti-Semitic Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...

propaganda cartoon produced in 1940 in the

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movie studio Zeichenfilm GmbH. The movie depicts a "golden tree" inhabited by little birds, whose leaves (all but one) are stolen by a caricature of a Jewish man: ''Aber wie es Abend ward, ging der Jude durch den Wald, er steckt sie ein, geht eilends fort und lässt das leere Bäumlein dort...'' The cartoon is based on a poem by

Friedrich Rückert Friedrich Rückert (16 May 1788 – 31 January 1866) was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages. Biography Rückert was born in Schweinfurt and was the eldest son of a lawyer. He was educated at the local '' Gymnasium'' ...

of the same name. It was produced by Hubert Schonger and directed by Heinz Tischmeyer.

The poem

Rückert's poem begins,
''Es ist ein Bäumlein gestanden im Wald''
''In gutem und schlechtem Wetter'' Vom Bäumlein, das andere Blätter hat gewollt
Rückert, Friedrich (1788-1866). A little tree stood in the forest
In good and bad weather

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The poem

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