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Originally Posted by WarOnIgnorance
Which are ?
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I listed one already,
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William Shirer. The other text is
Hitler, 1889-1936, by Sir Kershaw.
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Originally Posted by WarOnIgnorance
It's not scary, it's verbatim.
Well, you know what that usually means.
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Having looked at the article, I can say what I wrote is not verbatim. I will concede that it is very close. I can honestly say that this is merely a
very strange coincidence. I would not be suprised, however, if whomever typed up that article used the same texts I am recalling.
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Originally Posted by WarOnIgnorance
I'm just wondering how he established the rate of 'Jewishness' of every Frankenberger in Europe. The name Frankenberger is quite likely derived from the city of Frankenberg which must have counted at least some Jews back in the days when surnames originated.
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IIRC, it was common practice for census takers to inquire about religion during their studies back in those days. You are correct though, a Frankenberger could easily have lied or a census taker misheard. Still, Sir Kershaw's point was that there is no
documented proof. That, taken in conjunction with other evidence, makes it very unlikely that Hitler had any jewish ancestry.