\nHis greeting, when I was introduced to him, was perfunctory, suggesting latent hostility, and my first question brought this forth into full flame. I had asked him whether his anti-Semitism concerned Jews everywhere or whether he had something specific against German-Jews as such.<\/p>\n
“In America you exclude any would-be immigrants you do not care to admit,” he said emphatically. “You regulate that number. Not content with that, you prescribe their physical condition. Not content with that, you insist on the conformity of their political opinions. We demand the same right in Germany. We have no concern with the Jews of other lands, but we are very much concerned about the anti-German elements within our country. We demand the right to deal with these elements as we see fit. Jews have been the intellectual proponents of subversive anti-German movements, and as such they must be dealt with.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
From The New Republic Feb. 15, 1933: His greeting, when I was introduced to him, was perfunctory, suggesting latent hostility, and my first question brought this forth into full flame. I had asked him whether his anti-Semitism concerned Jews everywhere … Continue reading ![\"hitler\"](\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hitler.jpg\")
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