1. He said his archive includes papers signed by Adolf Hitler, who approved career moves and even marriage plans for Christian soldiers with Jewish ancestors. 2. His own German Jewish ancestors loved Wagner and German culture but were fiercely patriotic British citizens who volunteered for every war. 3. Yegor T. Gaidar, the former prime minister who promoted a free market, also has some Jewish ancestors. 4. He denied he was an anti-Semite, but became angry at the suggestion that he might have Jewish ancestors. 5. Militant black leader Louis Farrakhan, frequently accused of antisemitism, said in an interview released Monday that he had Jewish ancestors. |
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