Ch. 25/Student Copy/Part 2…
“Heil, Schickelgruber”?... Jewish Ancestry? Mother: Klara + = Father: Alois
Hitler’s siblings… Angela Hitler (Raubal) (half-sister): July 28, 1883-Ooct 30, 1949: HER DAUGHTER IS GELI RAUBAL! (We will get to Geli in a minute) Alois Jr. Hitler (half-brother)-would run away….in and out of jail….Jan 1882-May 1956 1. Gustav Hitler: May 17, 1885-Dec. 8, 1887 died from diphtheria 2. Ida Hitler: September 25, 1886-Jan. 2, 1888 died from diphtheria 3. Otto Hitler: 1887-died right after birth 4. Adolf Hitler: April 20, 1889-April 30, 1945 5. Edmund Hitler: March 24, 1894-Feb. 2, 1900 from measles 6. Paula Hitler (Wolff): Jan 21, 1896-June1, 1960: Martin Bormann and high SS officers took care of her, :”He was still my brother”….shared many beliefs but didn’t consider herself Nazi/wasn’t involved in politics
With women… Stephanie- the illusion Geli Raubal- the niece
Women….continued: Maria Reiter: the hope? Eva Braun: the obsessed
Hitler/Nazi’s & Religion… -Matter of debate -Raised Catholic (father skeptic, mother devout) -Aware of impact of religion on politics -Believed in a racial struggle for supremacy/churches should recognize the “racial problem” -”Positive”/”Constructive” Christianity=endorsed by Nazi Party "The German people must consider the failure of the attempt on Hitler's life as a sign that Hitler will complete his tasks under the protection of a divine power"
Why hate Jews? A hatred that had existed for a while Jewish doctor couldn’t help his mother Role models (mayor of Vienna, Wagner….) Association with extremists
Why hate Jews? Rejected from Art Academy Represented his failure in art/dream Loss of WWI Believed an inferior race
Why hate Jews? Sent to Munich for injury Cause of Germany’s struggles “The spider was slowly beginning to suck the blood out of the people’s pores.”-Hitler
Charmed life?/Divine Intervention?... In the trenches… Gun to head…spared by British soldier Gas attack..survived to hear of Germany’s loss
Charmed Life?/Divine Intervention? Beer Hall Putsch: Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter Martyr? What if’s?
Hitler Bomb Plot Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg Assassination attempts
Once in power…. Once in power, Hitler used his position to launch a campaign against the Jews that culminated in the Holocaust.
Ghettos- Taking care of the “Jewish Problem” -After 1939 invasion of Poland, systematically moved Jews into ghettos -No uniformity, appalling and inhuman living conditions, filthy, poor sanitation, overcrowding, disease, warm/cold, malnutrition
Brutal conditions…
Jews practiced religion in Ghettos -Hidden Worship services -Reading of the torah -Sneaking in kosher food -Praying silently -Circumcision & ceremonies
Non-violent resistance during Holocaust White Rose Organization Fight for freedom Fought against Nazi laws and regulations