When Jews Called for the Ethnocide of Germans

Diversity Macht Frei
March 19, 2016

I’ve been reading through the New York Times archives recently. I actually love reading old newspapers. It’s fascinating to see history unfold. There’s a lot of interesting stuff in these archives that I may post more about later. But I thought this article was worth sharing for now. It describes the first public report of the Holocaust in June 1942. The report had been compiled by Jewish Socialists in Poland and sent to Britain, where it was broadcast by the BBC. It was accompanied by demands from the Jews to mete out the same treatment – in other words exterminate – Germans living in Allied countries. Although the headline specifies “Nazis”, the article itself says “Germans”. It’s not clear whether this refers to Germans by ethnicity or nationality (defined as an administrative status). But the context suggests the former. Either way, it’s shocking. These were defenceless people who had no link to Adolf Hitler except by ethnicity. It is particularly interesting in light of the claim often heard today that diaspora Jews have no moral connection to the actions of the state of Israel.

Source: New York Times “Allies are urged to execute Nazis”, July 2, 1942.

Incidentally, this article is the second oldest hit in the archives for the term “gas chambers” in reference to the slaughter of Jews. The oldest – a briefer reference to the same report – was on June 27, 1942.