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Originally Posted by ThorHammer
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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Thanks. I might read those some day.
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Originally Posted by ThorHammer
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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Probably. Hence the 'usually' in the previous reply. If I had thought it was a case of unreferenced copying, I would have said so.
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Originally Posted by ThorHammer
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.
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Absence of proof is no proof of absence. I'm sure Mr. Kershaw, with his credentials, would agree on this. It doesn't really matter. A Jewish ancestry for 18 would only add insult to injury.