So true. Thank you for sharing this. I also found this book to be quite enlightening by Alfred Konder, a professional genealogist--which also gives his full pedigree, refuting this falsehood: https://archive.org/details/KonderAdolfHitlersFamilyTree
The myth that Hitler was a Jew originated with Austrian communists seeking to smear him. It was a common insult to hear at the time that "Hitler was the misbegotten son of an Austrian Jew," as alleged by the communists.
This was the only instance in history of a government imprisoning an international banker, and holding him for ransom for his crimes against their country.
They also started the myth that he was funded by bankers. Hitler won a libel suit against this lie even before he got elected, when the whole court system would have been entirely against him.
So true. Thank you for sharing this. I also found this book to be quite enlightening by Alfred Konder, a professional genealogist--which also gives his full pedigree, refuting this falsehood: https://archive.org/details/KonderAdolfHitlersFamilyTree
The myth that Hitler was a Jew originated with Austrian communists seeking to smear him. It was a common insult to hear at the time that "Hitler was the misbegotten son of an Austrian Jew," as alleged by the communists.
Also, it seems a bit strange that Hitler would have done this to one of his supposed cousins: https://www.jta.org/1955/01/17/archive/baron-louis-de-rothschild-dead-paid-21000000-ransom-to-nazis
This was the only instance in history of a government imprisoning an international banker, and holding him for ransom for his crimes against their country.
Some more interesting little factoids:
They also started the myth that he was funded by bankers. Hitler won a libel suit against this lie even before he got elected, when the whole court system would have been entirely against him.