Hitler’s obsessive hate for Jews still remains a popular
debatable topic among the historians. Evil like the one Hitler stood for is
inexplicable. His anti-Semitism, ill opinion about Jews and many other reasons
clearly suggest that he was insane and an abnormal man (if you’d like to call
him that). Hitler’s hatred for Jews brought about the holocaust post WW I.
Millions were slaughtered whom he considered infected people; whom he held
responsible for every evil there ever was. It’s not easy to confirm the reasons
behind his compulsive hate. You would require reading a pile of books before
you realize that there was not even a single good reason. But, there were
reasons in Hitler’s mind. Here are the 8 reasons that historians believe why
Hitler hated Jews:
1. Jew and communists influences:
Most of the Germans were second-rate thinkers at Hitler’s
time. Hitler was against the class war principles of communist ideology, which
were highly influenced from Marx and Engels. Hitler associated every Jew with
people who supported Marxist class-war theory. The division among Germans in
the anarchic conditions after World War I fueled Hitler’s hate for Jews.
2. Great economical recession:
Hitler held Jews responsible for the great depression in
Germany as they controlled many important merchandises and expert fields. He
successfully incited the fellow Germans, making it a dramatic issue. Jews
weren’t hit hard by recession as they were wealthy. To Hitler, it appeared as gross
injustice that had to be revenged.
3 Jews as the reason of
defeat in World War I:
According to a newly published book titled “November 9: How
World War One Led to the Holocaust,” core reason for Hitler’s hatred was the
defeat of Germany in World War I. Author
Joachim Riecker claimed in the book that Hitler blamed the Jews for shameful
defeat of the country. He also held Jews responsible for the collapse of the
monarchy and ruination in Germany.
Hitler believed they were poisoning the nation from inside.
4. Early Influence of
anti-Semitic literature:
Hitler wasn’t a very educated man. But, his intentions &
actions were stimulated by inspiration drawn from the traditional anti-Semitic
literature, which at that time preached that Jews were responsible for ‘every’
evil. Under the influence of some
leaders and literature, he conceived many stereotypic beliefs such as – Jews
are disloyal, untrustworthy, and not capable of being true Germans citizens.
5.Hitler’s childhood:
Historians and other sources collide on the question of
Hitler’s childhood and family background.
Historians claim Hitler to be a Jew himself, which his mother never told
him about. One such claim mentions that the hatred started taking shape after
Hitler’s grandmother died. The doctor, Eduard Bloch, treating her for breast
cancer, was a Jew. Some sources hint at his illegitimate identity as his mother
worked at the house of a wealthy Jew family. Hitler is also said to have
experienced mistreatment while working for Jew families.
6 Brain damage as a
soldier:
Sources claim that before Hitler became the Chancellor of
Germany, he moved to Munich and joined German army to become a soldier. While
in battlefield during WWI, he is said to have received serious head injuries.
Thereafter, he had to quit army and his mental health got worse. Many believe
that Hitler was mentally afflicted for having no guilt or humanly emotions at
all.
7 Master Race Theory
Hitler had created a master race theory that preached a
doctrine of “purity.” According to him, only white people or people having
Nordic features, were worthy of living in Germany. It was his depiction of
“Aryans”, which he considered the ‘pure race’ of Germans. Jews were nothing
more than a bunch of insects for Hitler. He lashed and eliminated everyone who
did not confirm with Nazi policy. He wanted to eliminate the impure races to
sustain only the pure race.
8.He believed in Jew conspiracy:
Hitler had a bizarre belief that Jews were conspiring to
dominate the world. The clue originated form widely published ‘secret Jewish
handbook’ called, “The Protocols of The Elders of Zion”. The book trained the
readers to run the Jewish conspiracy. The book is said have false origin and
was aimed at completely to create an anti-Jewish propaganda. Hitler did succeed
in making his followers believe the Jews had to be killed for they would create
a new world order. In actuality, Hitler wanted to create his own version of new
world order.
Compiled by Anthonia
