Why didn't Hitler consider the Jewish population to be a part of Germany's "Master Race"?

Question

I mean, afterall, Judaism is a religious identity, not a racial identity. Also, even if we consider Judaism as being a racial identity, don't Jewish people accomplish as much than non-Jewish people?

I'm not trying to prove, or disprove Hitler's theory. I know that he was wrong. I'm just trying to understand how he came to his conclusion about the "Master Race."

Answer 1

because Jews don't have blonde hair, blue eyes, and are lesser~!

Answer 2

I know I've mastered the ability to walk, talk and read. There's nothing much left to learn in these fields, and I can do it all with complete ease. Doesn't mean I never stub my toe, slur a few words, or stumble on a sentence now and then, but I've reached a point where it's completely causal. I'm not an olympic sprinter, or a public speaker, or a speed reader -- those are all entirely separate skills -- but what I learned is plenty to get through life. I never forget that the martial arts are called an art, whether or not that's an Eastern interpretation, but in the West this does have a purpose. An art couldn't be something you perfect. Music, painting and sculpting all have near limitless potential, but stages of development that you would have to "master" to get better. A black belt, as we've explained before on here, is about having a firm understanding of the fundamentals, or "All basic movements and techniques, can be applied with extended force and proper application in basic combination." The key words here would be "all basic movements and techniques" and "extended force and proper application". I would say there is a mastery of having LEARNED the requirements and KNOW how to put them to use, just not anything further from the basics. I think people go a little too far with the word, using it mostly erroneously, but the intent of comfortably and casually using what you've learned is what they're all implying. As for the martial arts as a whole, that I believe is impossible, especially as an art.

Answer 3

I think his idea was that they did accomplish as much if not more than the German people. He was telling Germany that they were experiencing a financial depression because of the greed of the Jews. That they were taking business and money away from the German people etc. Something like that. He very systematically worked to encourage discrimination and prejudice.

Ultimately, I believe he was led by Satan...who obviously would have targeted God's chosen people as he has throughout history. It seems so unreal that so many people could have participated in such atrocities without blinking an eye. I know there were many Germans who assisted the Jews and put their own lives on the line and even died helping Jews. But there were also so many who believed Hitler's lies and did horrible things to people with out so much as a pang of guilt.

Answer 4

Well, lots of people have hated the Jews over the years, not just Hitler. There were many purges of Jews from different European cities. Martin Luther was not particularly favorably disposed toward Jews.

Basically, Jews in Europe were a separate society. They worshipped differently, did not accept Christ as the Messiah, and were often blamed for his death. They were close-knit and were often seen as having money at the expense of non-Jews.

Hitler's experience as a young man was in WW1 and thereafter, when he and many others blamed Jews for the terrible state of affairs in Germany after WW1. He seized upon that blame to fuel a hatred of them, and to galvanize a political movement. Most Germans hated Jews back then to some extent. That didn't mean they would kill them, or wanted them dead - but the prevailing thought process back then was that Jews were responsible for the ills of society and it would be better if they weren't around.

Answer 5

I have two theories, both told me by people who seemed to me to be knowledgeable.

1. Anti-semitism had a long history in Germany and in middle Europe generally, and Hitler used that to consolidate his power. Consistent with that was the fact that they had considerable wealth he wanted to confiscate.

2. His mother had worked as a maid in a Jewish household, and he was born illegitimately. Therefore, he probably suspected (or even was told by his mother) that his father was Jewish. However, Jewish identity is carried by the mother ("Mama's baby; Daddy's maybe"), and so he would not be considered Jewish himself. But he might indeed carry great resentment for the fact that his father refused to marry his mother, or indeed to acknowledge him as his son.

Who knows? Maybe both are true.

Answer 6

To him, the master race was the blond hair, blue eye model. He didn't even fit the criteria. He tried to have his scientists find ways to reproduce this type of person. The Jews were hated because they had all the money in Germany. after WWI Germany was very poor. Hitler used them as a scapegoat.

Answer 7

Hitler didn't like Jews because a Jewish doctor operated on his mother for breast cancer and she died. Hitler was deep into the occult. He did not like Jews or Christians.

Judaism is ok up to a point, but without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.

The Jews were chosen by God to bring the gospel to the world. They did bring the Messiah into the world and then scorned him.

God has no interest in the Jews at this time.
No matter how well a Jew can play the violin, he is still outside of God's favor.

Where is your offering? Where is your temple? Do you go to Jerusalem three times a year as the bible demands?

Answer 8

Hitler needed a scapegoat and enemy to unify people behind his dictatorship. Anti-semetism was not invented by him, but was convenient and personally appealing to him.

Answer 9

he invented it-the program against jews was just a way of getting their money and not to mention the free labor to fuel his war machine---enjoy the day

Answer 10

Hitler was a Christian

In the old days Christians blamed Jews for everything.

Because Jesus said their father was the devil.