These books were kept in a special section of the Stürmer archive under lock and key, and the public did not have access to them. This literature was no personal pornographic library of Streicher, but formed a part of Der Stürmer’s archive. Streicher never read these books. They were to be reviewed after the war in the course of the reconstruction. All those which were not of direct Jewish origin were to be removed, but as I said, Streicher did not read these books.
DR. MARX: Where were these books kept? Were they in the publishing house, or how is it that a part...
THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Marx, there is no charge here with respect to this particular sort of books.
DR. MARX: This is my last question. I just wanted to clarify this matter, since it played an important part in the public mind. I have no further questions to the witness.
THE PRESIDENT: Then, are there any questions from the other Defense Counsel?
DR. ALFRED THOMA (Counsel for Defendant Rosenberg): I have one question only.
[Turning to the witness.] Did Rosenberg have any connections with the editorial staff of Der Stürmer?
HIEMER: To my knowledge, his connections were almost non-existent. I knew personally only Dr. Ballensiefen, who worked with Rosenberg. I also knew Dr. Pohl personally, but no relations existed between the Der Stürmer and the Institute for the Study of the Jewish Problem for the purposes of co-operation.
DR. THOMA: Did Ballensiefen and Pohl have connections with Der Stürmer?
HIEMER: Pohl had personal connections with me. He was a student of Hebrew and had made translations of the Talmud; he had also published the Talmudgeist. Through that I got to know him. Ballensiefen also had no personal connection with Der Stürmer.