Hi there,
Today in Social Studies we began a new topic, Nazi Anti-Semitism. We read about Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party in Germany, and looked at statements that he wrote from his book called the Mein Kampf (My Struggle). His book was written during his time in prison in 1923, as he attempted to seize power by force in what became called the "Munich Putsch". Our task was to provide two quotes, one from each statement, which shows Hitlers anti-semitism and explaining how these statements represent anti-semitism.
What did Hitler actually say about Jews?
Quotes:
"The Jews were responsible for bringing negroes into the Rhineland with the ultimate idea of bastardising (lowering the quality of) the white race which they hate"
"The Jews hate the white race and wants to lower its cultural level so the Jews might dominate".
These quotes describe Hitlers anti-semitism. He is against Jewish people but did not invent the hatred of Jews. Hitler has many reasons why he hates the Jews; blamed them for the defeat of the Great Depression, he thinks Jews hates the white race and wanted to dominate them, he lowered their cultural/political level in their own country and spied on an innocent German girl, he planned to seduce, contaminate her blood and remove her from the bosom of her people. Back when the wars even started, it is clear that Hitler already has a quarrel of prejudice towards the Jews.
