Propaganda over Pints: The Role of Beer Halls in the Nazi Rise to Power

HERC Presents

Professor Edward Westermann will explore how the Nazi Party and the Stormtroopers (SA) used Kneipen (bars) and beer halls to gain supporters and how these locations became centers of political violence during Germany’s Weimar Republic.

Join us for a discussion with Professor Edward Westermann and MCHS Interim Executive Director Ben Barbera at the Milwaukee County Historical Society – 910 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee.

Admission: $9 regular admission. This includes one drink ticket for a beer or soda.

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This program is in partnership with the Milwaukee County Historical Society

Co-sponsored by Molson Coors and the Jewish Museum Milwaukee

Promotional partner: Milwaukee Turners, Next Gen at Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Polish Center of Wisconsin, Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, The Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette University History Department, Marquette University German Program, Milwaukee County War Memorial Center and Congregation Shalom.