Language:
English
Year of publication:
1990
Titel der Quelle:
Leo Baeck Institute Year Book
Angaben zur Quelle:
35 (1990) 397-439
Keywords:
National socialism Philosophy
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Abstract:
Examines the importance of Nazi antisemitic ideology and propaganda in the party's rise to power (1929-33), as described in local history research. Covers the regions: Thuringia, Danzig, Eastern Prussia, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Hesse, the Rhineland, the Saar region, Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, and Hamburg, Bremen, and Berlin. Most local research tends to ignore or downplay the importance of antisemitic ideology, focusing more on Nazi anti-communism. Though this may reflect reality, argues that it is also the result of an emphasis on social rather than cultural explanations for Nazism's rise, the non-presentation of relevant documentation, and sensitivity to local sentiment. Argues that the Nazis had more success when they tailored their propaganda to local conditions, and examines to what extent Judaism was identified with Bolshevism in Nazi propaganda.
Note:
On recent studies on the subject.
DOI:
10.1093/leobaeck/35.1.397
URL:
Locate this publication in Israeli libraries
Permalink