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WHO WAS J.F. LEHMANN? This book postulates that Adolf Hitler made a subtle, but all-important shift from proselytizing the myth of Germans as the oppressed victims of an “international Jewish conspiracy” to that of the superior race and oppressor because of J.F. Lehmann. It is not until after J.F. Lehmann brought Hitler the infamous Baur-Fischer-Lenz book on eugenics that Hitler’s speeches shifted from the stab-in-the-back myth, or the “Dolchstoßlegende,” with Germans as the oppressed victims of betrayal, to the eugenic propaganda of Germans as the pinnacle of white-supremacy. Weakness and superiority are incompatible attributes, and J.F. Lehmann is responsible for the shift away from the weakness inherent in victimhood to a racial superiority. Thus, it begs to question, who was this pivotal figure in Adolf Hitler's life, and why is his name and history not part of the commonly accepted history of The Holocaust? Nothing of The Holocaust or World War II can be understood without documenting who was Julius Friedrich Lehmann. Yet, J.F. Lehmann barely makes it onto the radar of even the most thorough books on the subject, and then only to name him as the person who delivered the Baur-Fischer-Lenz book to Adolf Hitler at Landsberg prison.

A.E. Samaan

added by AlvaroSiman
1 year ago

No one is excluded from this course: the Black artists and inventors whose achievements have come to light; the Black women and men, including gay Americans, who played pivotal roles in the Civil Rights movements; and people of faith from all backgrounds who contributed to the antislavery and Civil Rights causes. Everyone is seen.

College Board

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I believe that future generations will look back on how we all serve the cause of freedom at this pivotal moment, they all take inspiration from the resilience and the valor of the Ukrainian people. They'll take heart from the way that nations of goodwill rallied against Putin's aggression.

Lloyd Austin

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

He's tough. He's combat seasoned. He's smart and has a deep understanding of Europe and Russia, chris Cavoli is the right officer in the right job at the right time. … We are at that pivotal moment, a transition period in history. And EUCOM makes it matter. You are upholding the rules based international order... You are protecting America's vital interests. And, importantly, you are preventing Great Power war.

Mark Milley

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

This package, which builds on the robust support already secured by Congress, will be pivotal in helping Ukraine defend not only its nation but democracy for the world.

Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This monumental package of security, economic and humanitarian aid will be on the Floor tonight, where we hope to secure a strong bipartisan vote, this package, which builds on the robust support already secured by Congress, will be pivotal in helping Ukraine defend not only its nation but democracy for the world.

Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Just like Mardi Gras, I couldn’t have planned that day any better, everything’s hit or miss, so I’m very surprised … It is a pivotal point in the trip.

Bob Barnes

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I can't really explain how I did it but the truth played a pivotal role.

Goa Kerle

added by Goa_
2 years ago

The Chinese do have a strategic partnership and are unified by the fact that they're both opposed to a world in which America maintains a key, if not the pivotal, leadership role.

Heino Klinck

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We're at a pivotal point in history, and if we don't stop this, we're just going to go down the deeper slide, and if we don't think that it's coming here to the U.S., we're woefully mistaken.

Cindy Chafian

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

To have those kind of pivotal moments down the stretch, you can never have enough of those, they're invaluable.

Duncan Robinson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Congress must seize this historic moment — a pivotal turning point for reining in Big Tech, having seen Big Tech's harms and abuses, in our hearings and their own lives, Americans are ready for action — and results.

Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We are at a pivotal moment, vermont families are struggling through multiple crises : a global pandemic, the consequences of climate change, and a racial reckoning generations in the making. The result of this election will determine control of the Senate and with it, what we can accomplish for Vermont families.

Peter Welch

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The world has invested tremendous resources in recovery, but not taken the opportunity to invest those resources in a green recovery that isn't fueled by fossil fuels. And this unfortunately is a lost opportunity for us. We could be investing in a healthier future, and as of right now, and of course this is a pivotal moment in politics in the United States and globally, related to climate change, we need to seize that opportunity.

Jeremy Hess

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That was a sort of breaking point for broader risk assets when stops went off and the selloff started accelerating. the 1.5% level (on U.S. Treasuries) is really pivotal.

Societe Generale strategist Kenneth Broux

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

The 1.5% level (on U.S. Treasuries) is really pivotal.

Societe Generale strategist Kenneth Broux

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

This is a pivotal moment for the crypto ecosystem because it was the first time that so many people have in a unified way reached out to the Senate [ and lawmakers ] and let them know this is a super vibrant, super creative group.

Kristin Smith

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is a pivotal moment in our race against the Covid virus. We have school coming up. We have a lot of sports activities that people are expecting and anxious about, and what's holding us back is a low vaccination rate.

Asa Hutchinson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I chose to do this knowing that the nation is at a pivotal point, we all know that this was a horrific display of inhumanity.

Stanley Watts

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The next few months are going to be so pivotal for FX, purely based on when the Fed starts talking about tapering, and that is 100% down to how the data’s going to pan out this month and next month, the minute we get so much as a suggestion that some of that stimulus (has) moved, then everything’s going to change drastically.

Stuart Oakley

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

The whole world is in a wait-and-see mode, the next few months are going to be so pivotal for FX, purely based on when the Fed starts talking about tapering, and that is 100% down to how the data’s going to pan out this month and next month.

Stuart Oakley

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

WriteGirl has been pivotal in my life. It's been thanks to their support that I've been able to chase my dreams as a writer.

Amanda Gorman

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There has been no substantial progress since transition officials spoke to the intransigence of the Department's political leadership late last week, as we said then, The Department is more pivotal to our national security than the Department of Defense, and an unwillingness to work together could have consequences well beyond January 20.

Ned Price

Found on CNN
3 years ago

A study pause, in which recruitment or dosing is paused by the study sponsor, is a standard component of a clinical trial protocol, a regulatory hold of a clinical trial is a requirement by a regulatory health authority, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. As outlined in our transparency commitments, we proactively disclose any regulatory hold of a pivotal clinical trial.

Johnson Johnson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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