Jews Outraged
Wolfgang Benz, director of the Center for Research on
Anti-Semitism in Berlin, called it a “unique case” in the post-war
era because it was “not merely a slip of the tongue or a slogan. No,
it is a complete argument, a whole anti-Semitic speech using old
stereotypes,” he told JTA.
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Central Council Of German Jews
Paul Spiegel, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany,
said that Hohmann’s words threatened to undermine the fragile
relationship between Jews and non-Jews in Germany.
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Jews And The Communist Movement
Among other statements, Hohmann said Jews had influenced the
Communist revolution in Russia and that, “because of the millions of
people killed in the first phase of the revolution, one might be
justified in calling the Jews ‘perpetrators.’ ”
He also said Jews were leaders of the Russian secret service and
were involved in executions, and therefore “one could be justified
in describing Jews as a ‘nation of perpetrators.’ ”
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Jewish High Society Shocked
Hours after the speech became the subject of a TV news show on
Oct. 30, CDU General Secretary Laurenz Meyer publicly demanded an
apology from Hohmann.
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Bolsheviks Were Jews
He said that “those Jews who were committed to Bolshevism and to
the revolution had already cut themselves off from religion. They
were Jews according to background and upbringing, but their outlook
was that of burning hatred against all religion. It was similar with
the National Socialists.”
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