why were the jewish targeted by hitler in world war 2?

Question

no garbage please

Answer 1

Clearly, the public schools only teach propaganda about Hitler, given the number of "he was just a hateful person" answers. Obviously, no one knows anything about the history of the Jews in Europe.

So a short history lesson is in order:

1) After WW1, Jews from Eastern Europe flooded Germany and took advantage of the Germans' hard times. Because the war left Germany economically crippled, people were quite destitute and inflation was rising rapidly. The Jews bought up the property and valuables of the German citizens for very cheap prices, leaving the Germans with nothing but resentment.

2) As the Jews established themselves in Germany, they began to occupy the most prominent roles in society and government. They used their influence to better the Jewish community, usually to the detriment of the Germans. The Jews had no respect for German values or traditions. Again, this caused resentment.

3) Six years before WWII broke out, the worldwide Jewish community declared an economic boycott of Germany and Jewish leaders literally declared war on Germany. Why? Because Hitler announced that he was going to make Germany friendly to the Germans again and that the Jews would no longer be allowed to undermine traditional German culture. (This is a complex issue and it can't be very well explained in a short answer. I encourage you to research it further if you are interested.)

4) Many Jews were communists or communist sympathisers. Because Germany was also fighting the Soviet Union, anyone with communist affiliations was seen as a national security threat, as the communists in Germany did all they could to undermine the war efforts.

5) Furthermore, even those Jews who were not communists were encouraged by Jewish leaders to do everything in their power to sabotage Germany's war efforts. Because of these declarations by Jewish leaders, all Jews in Germany had to be considered a national security threat.

The push to neutralise Jewish influence in Germany had nothing to do with creating a superior race, so much as it had to do with restoring German culture and traditions. That Hitler was somewhat obsessed with Nordicism is just used as propaganda in schools. It really had very little to do with why the Jews were disliked. But painting Hitler as superficial only makes him a better villain. If they told people that Hitler was motivated by concern for the welfare of the Germans, that wouldn't make for a very good story.

Edit: It's important to note that those Jews who were found to have embraced German values were allowed to remain a part of German society.

A second thing to note is that Hitler was not Jewish. It's a common myth that his grandmother reproduced with a Jew while serving as a maid in a Jewish household. This is most likely not true, as Jews had been expelled from Austria by the time she had become pregnant.

Answer 2

There are several reasons, some more tangible than others:

1) Anti-semitism has a long history in Europe, dating back to the the time of the Crusades. Jews often filled the role of bankers and merchants in medieval times when these roles were looked down upon by the "chivalric" aristocracy. Furthermore they were not Christians and their religion and ethnicity and their tendancy to be a distinct group "outside" of the nation in which they resided made them easily identifiable targets. As a result of their wealth and their religion they were targeted throughout European history, often simply to fill the coffers of a bankrupt noble or king. Hitler merely took this historical hatred to its logical and horrible conclusion.

2) This is really part of the previous statement, but the collapse of Germany after WW1 required a national scapegoat. Once again Jews were easy targets. They were accused of cowardice (even though many German Jews fought in WW1), war profiteering and of promoting Marxism.

3) Hitler may have had some Jewish ancestry. It is possible that one of his grandparents was Jewish. This is discussed in John Toland's book "Adolf Hitler: The Definitive Biography". Given the prevalent anti-semitism in Europe it is possible Hitler felt disgraced by this.

4) Hitler's mother, to whom he was devoted, died painfully of cancer. She was treated by a Jewish doctor. Again see Toland's book for a discussion. It may be Hitler blamed the doctor for her death and combined with his existing anti-semitic views transferred the blame to all Jews.

Answer 3

He was born in Austria at the end of the 19th century. Enough to make him have antisemitic views.

But Hitler's passion for antisemitism was something more than just his upbringing. There is little indication in his correspondance or his friend's and relative's memories that he strongly believed in a Jewish plot to destroy Germany until 1919. Part of his antisemitism in this case is psychological, news of the war's end and Germany's loss came to Hitler when he was half blind in Pasewalk hospital, which would have increased the blow. Ludendorff's stab in the back theory (the belief that the Jews were responsible for the end of the war) had a big impact on Hitler (what soldier wouldn't be influenced by his top commander?), and the Jewish involvement in the communist uprisings and the later hated Weimar Republic would have cemented this in Hitler's mind. And for a guy who was pretty much a homeless failure before the war, a hero during it, andprobably would return to the homeless failure afterwards unless he did something, Hitler would have been looking for someone to blame.

Answer 4

For the same reason they have been targeted throughout the ages - they claim direct favoritism with God, which I, as a Christian believe. Others, however, are jealous of this claimed special connection with the Creator. The basic reason for anti-Jewish sentiment is spiritual. Few want the land of Israel, nor have they been a threat to many in the world historically. It's all about spiritual warfare.

Answer 5

From what I can remember... Hitler wanted an all blonde-haired, blue-eyed society. Don't think he was, but anyway he wanted to get rid of people that "polluted" his world, since he did want to become a global ruler I think. That included Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, and handicapped. But everyone concentrates on the Jews, cause so many of them were killed. Anti-semitism was a prevalent issue. They got blamed for alot of things. Hitler blamed them for the economic depression going on around that time.

Answer 6

I don`t trust any figures. i understand a tremendous variety of human beings died: Russian, Jewish, Polish, etc.. yet I basically can`t convey myself to trust the figures that the powers that be gave us. we are anticipated to experience sorry for the Jews, more effective so than the Russians or the Polish. That warfare change right into one hundred% entire bullshit. Any warfare is bullshit. we are civilized adequate to remedy our variations without using stress. The illuminati and freemasons orchestrated that warfare and many different wars. in addition they funded each edge.

Answer 7

They were easy prey, and there were anti-semetic undercurrents in the society of the time. Hitler merely chose a covenient victim by targeting the Jews.

Answer 8

Much that goes on, on earth, is inspired by false gods and by drujas (spirits who pursue evil) because with all their hearts and minds they want to oppose goodness, and to oppose the
Creator, (usually with a motive of self interest). One way the Creator over time builds up the human race to improve in intelligence and light is through breeding. Cannibals lowered it. Jews raised it. Hitler was about as rotten hearted and evil as a human being can be. He pitted himself against the Creator's light in every way he could do it.

Answer 9

No one really knows why Hitler hated Jews so much. It is believed to be because of his mother who it was thought was Jewish. But it may be he bought into the prevailing anti semitism of the time and used it for his own purposes.

Answer 10

he thought they were an inferior race of people, he only wanted blond hair, blue eyed white people , the superior race