So I was doing some reading while watching a fun video about Doctor Who which quickly became a not fun reading of seeing an actor accusing a politician of being an anti-Semite. Here we go…
So the claim is that Hitler supported Zionism, which a lot of people claim is wrong for political reasons.
This claim is based on the Haavara Agreement which was a treaty between the Zionist Federation of Germany, the Anglo-Palestine Bank, and the Nazi government of Germany. This happened. This was real.
The Haavara Agreement CORRECTLY links as part of a series on The Holocaust. This is so important that it is listed right after the Nuremberg Laws in the list of Early Policies of the Holocaust in the infobox. Deportation is a fundamental part of every genocide I’ve ever studied. It is directly linked to on the Wikipedia page History of Zionism. This happened. This was real. I don’t care what your political stance is, the Nazi government financially supported the self-deportation of Jews to Palestine. IT WAS REAL. IT IS DOCUMENTED. It was part of the Holocaust. Denying this is Holocaust denial and antisemitism.
Now, there has been a ton of vandalism on Wikipedia over the last few years regarding antisemitism and the Holocaust. The Holocaust page used to include details on everyone who was killed in the camps. The Holocaust Page incorrectly claims it started in 1941. THIS IS A LIE. Dachau opened on 22 March 1933. Jews started to be sent to Dachau in 1938 according to Wikipedia. So Wikipedia is internally inconsistent, and an anti-Semite has vandalized the main page on the Holocaust. However, I have proof it started earlier.
When I visited Dachau I purchased the book The Dachau Concentration Camp, 1933 to 1945, 6th edition, ISBN 978-3-87490-751-4. On page 17 it clearly states the Jews Wilhelm Aron and Louis Schloss arrived at Dachau and were murdered by Nazis on 15 May 1933. I remember purchasing the book at the store next to the concentration camp.
Anyone claiming the Holocaust started after 1933 is engaging in Holocaust denial. They are whitewashing the antisemitic murders of Aron and Schloss. This is happening now. It is disgusting.
Wikipedia is wrong. It used to be right, but now it is factually incorrect and its pages are inconsistent. I’ve tried remedying the situation but the anti-Semites are out and they are doing everything they can to bury the history. So I write about it here.
We are living in scary times and antisemitism is a real problem. One of the most common forms of antisemitism is Holocaust denial. Denying the murder of Aron and Schloss at Dachau which was undeniably part of the Holocaust is antisemitism. The Holocaust is well documented to have begun as soon as Hitler came to power.
Anyone who tries to deny the deaths of anyone who was killed at the concentration camps is engaging in Holocaust Denial.
History is recorded. Historians and political scientists like myself know what happened.
The laws passed by the Nazi government are recorded for posterity and one of the laws that Hitler passed was the Haavara Agreement. You can’t white wash that in anti-Semitic nonsense.
Study history. Look for primary sources. It is getting harder and harder to get good information on antisemitism online, and this is dangerous. Get a local library card. Check out a book from reliable sources on it.
Read Hannah Arendt and Elie Wiesel. Arendt does an unparalleled job at describing the political atmosphere of Nazi Germany. Elie Wiesel does a phenomenal job describing what life was like in the death camps as a little boy.
When you notice things don’t add up, investigate. A red flag is how it says the Holocaust started in 1941, but it correctly states Dachau was built quickly in 1933. This is a red flag. People who care about antisemitism will read more into the situation.
The Holocaust was one of the largest genocides in history. Study it. Study other genocides as well. Educate yourself. Purchase peer-reviewed books on it. Use your local library to borrow peer reviewed books. Holocaust scholars need your financial support if you can purchase their books.
That way when people try to engage in Holocaust denial for political gain you will have the tools needed to debunk their nonsense.
It’s the least we can do to fight fascism.