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Was Hitler a Jew?
Category: Relationships and Society > Cultures Asked by: onegod-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
25 Jan 2006 23:40 PST
Expires: 24 Feb 2006 23:40 PST Question ID: 437777 |
Was Hitler of Jewish blood. Did he actually have a verifiable ancestor that was Jewish? |
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Re: Was Hitler a Jew?
Answered By: politicalguru-ga on 08 Feb 2006 08:10 PST |
Dear One God, First of all, as some have mentioned before, even if you have "Jewish blood" (whatever that means, Jews have the same blood as the rest of us...), that doesn't make a Jew. However, Hitler had no verifiable ancestor that was Jewish. The Holocaust History site states: " Few, if any, of the reputable historians on the Holocaust believe that this is so. It is more likely that Hitler tried to keep the murky history of his family quite secret because there was a high incidence of insanity and feeble-mindedness in his ancestors." (SOURCE: The HOlocaust History Page, <http://www.holocaust-history.org/questions/hitler-jewish.shtml>). The also recommend the first chapter of the following book, that disproves this rumour through research: Werner Maser, _Hitler: Legend, Myth & Reality_. I hope this answers your question. Please contact me if you need any clarification on this answer before you rate it. My search term: [Was Hitler Jewish?] |
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Re: Was Hitler a Jew?
From: thedude7-ga on 26 Jan 2006 00:28 PST |
The best answer that I've found is that Hitler *probably* had no Jewish ancestors. The uncertainty arises from the fact that his grandfather, Alois, was registered as an illegitimate child. Alois' mother worked for a wealthy Jewish family and there is some speculation that she had an affair with a member of that family. However, most sources I've seen regard this as very unlikely. Hope this helps. See, e.g., http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitlerjew.html; http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_325b.html. |
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Re: Was Hitler a Jew?
From: joe916-ga on 26 Jan 2006 05:50 PST |
We all have Jewish ancestors. Just unverifiable. |
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Re: Was Hitler a Jew?
From: canadianhelper-ga on 26 Jan 2006 09:10 PST |
I'm not Jewish so excuse the ignorance but... Don't Jews believe in the Old Testament? Doesn't the Old Testament say we all came from Adam? By definition does this not make us all Jewish? (Practicing Jew or not!) |
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Re: Was Hitler a Jew?
From: scubajim-ga on 26 Jan 2006 09:45 PST |
Sort of. To be Jewish your mother must have been Jewish. |
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Re: Was Hitler a Jew?
From: rogerwilco-ga on 28 Jan 2006 05:37 PST |
hi there canadian ... true enough, as far as it goes. And scubajim is right, judaism is traditionally passed down via the mother, not the father -- but then we're all descendents of eve, so... the real answer is that adam & eve weren't 'jewish,' as such -- jews a distinct people/nation/religion/what-have-you only come in with abraham, about a dozen chapters later in genesis. abe and sarah, his wife are the first jews. note that means that there are people out there - adam, eve, noah, etc. - who have a personal relationship with god -- good enough to chat with him! -- even though they're not jewish. that didn't stop with abraham. non-jews have a relationship with god, too, according to judaism! hope this sheds light, roger |
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