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| | Hitler Becomes Dictator...</small></blockquote></ref> was the Jewess who wrote<ref name=friedman2006/><ref>Huebel, S. (2021). Fighter, Worker, and Family Man: German-Jewish Men and Their Gendered Experiences in Nazi Germany, 1933-1941. United Kingdom: University of Toronto Press. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ovNWEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA35 p. 35]</ref><ref>Arad, Gulie Ne’eman. “‘Nazi Germany and the Jews’: Reflections on a Beginning, a Middle, and an Open End.” History and Memory, vol. 9, no. 1/2, 1997, pp. 409–33. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/25681014 JSTOR]. | | Hitler Becomes Dictator...</small></blockquote></ref> was the Jewess who wrote<ref name=friedman2006/><ref>Huebel, S. (2021). Fighter, Worker, and Family Man: German-Jewish Men and Their Gendered Experiences in Nazi Germany, 1933-1941. United Kingdom: University of Toronto Press. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ovNWEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA35 p. 35]</ref><ref>Arad, Gulie Ne’eman. “‘Nazi Germany and the Jews’: Reflections on a Beginning, a Middle, and an Open End.” History and Memory, vol. 9, no. 1/2, 1997, pp. 409–33. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/25681014 JSTOR]. |
| | "Frieda Friedman, the patriotic German Jewess, addressed her complaint to the highest authority..."</ref> to about the mistreament of [[Jews]] was to [[German]] President [[Paul von Hindenburg]], who then handed it over to [[Hitler], then the newly appointed chancellor in 1933. | | "Frieda Friedman, the patriotic German Jewess, addressed her complaint to the highest authority..."</ref> to about the mistreament of [[Jews]] was to [[German]] President [[Paul von Hindenburg]], who then handed it over to [[Hitler], then the newly appointed chancellor in 1933. |
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| | She went on to explain that her fiance was killed in World War I, as were two of her brothers, while fighting for Germany. Her only surviving brother was blinded due to his injuries. All three brothers received medals for their sacrifice, she said, "but now there are open calls to take violent action against Jews. Is the incitement against Jews a sign of courage or cowardness, considering that Jews comprise just 1% of Germans.. | | She went on to explain that her fiance was killed in World War I, as were two of her brothers, while fighting for Germany. Her only surviving brother was blinded due to his injuries. All three brothers received medals for their sacrifice, she said, "but now there are open calls to take violent action against Jews. Is the incitement against Jews a sign of courage or cowardness, considering that Jews comprise just 1% of Germans.. |
| − | The president said he took her complaints seriously and gave it to Hitler for comment. Hitler wrote back, in handwriting, lying that she was making supposedly baseless accusations and that there were no calls for violence against Jews.<ref>[https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/04/28/why-did-hitler-write-a-handwritten-note-to-a-jew/ Why did Hitler write a letter to a Jew?] ''Israel Hayom'', Apr 28.2022.<blockquote><small> | + | The president said he took her complaints seriously and gave it to Hitler for comment. |
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| | + | Hitler wrote back, in handwriting, lying that she was making supposedly baseless accusations and that there were no calls for violence against Jews.<ref>[https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/04/28/why-did-hitler-write-a-handwritten-note-to-a-jew/ Why did Hitler write a letter to a Jew?] ''Israel Hayom'', Apr 28.2022.<blockquote><small> |
| | A letter about the mistreament of Jews was sent to German President Paul von Hindenburg, who then handed it over to the newly appointed chancellor in 1933. | | A letter about the mistreament of Jews was sent to German President Paul von Hindenburg, who then handed it over to the newly appointed chancellor in 1933. |
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