Adolf Hitler

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the startling suggestion that Nazi Germany leader Adolf Hitler had Jewish roots -- prompting Israel's prime ...

“The Jews did not murder themselves in the Holocaust,” Lapid said. “As I’ve already said, no war today is the Holocaust nor is it like the Holocaust,” he continued. “The basest level of racism against Jews is to blame the Jews themselves for anti-Semitism.”

Israeli officials on Monday condemned remarks from Russia's chief diplomat that claimed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was Jewish and implied that Jewish ...

"Foreign minister Lavrov's remarks are both an unforgivable and outrageous statement as well as a terrible historical error," Lapid also said in his tweet. Dayan said the remarks were "false, delusional and dangerous, and worthy of all condemnation," according to the Times of Israel. "In my opinion, Hitler also had Jewish origins, so it doesn't mean absolutely anything," he said in the interview.

Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an "unforgivable" ...

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com "For a long time now we've been hearing the wise Jewish people say that the biggest anti-Semites are the Jews themselves," he added. "The use of the Holocaust of the Jewish people for political purposes must stop immediately," he added.

Israeli leaders on Monday demanded an apology and denounced Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for saying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “had Jewish blood” ...

Financial support from readers like you allows me to travel to witness both war (I just returned from reporting in Ukraine) and the signing of historic agreements. The Ukrainian president later said the meeting with Pelosi included discussions of defense supplies to Ukraine, financial support and sanctions against Russia. “Hitler did not have ‘Jewish Blood’ and repeating this abhorrent falsehood puts blame for the worst antisemitic crime in history on Jews,” he said in a statement. Moscow has also recently publicly criticized Jerusalem, over its decision to supply defensive gear to Kyiv and a suggestion by Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine that streets be renamed in the Ukrainian capital for those who saved Jews during the Holocaust. Added Lapid: “We are making every effort to maintain good relations with Russia, but there is a line, and this time the line has been crossed. “This is an unforgivable and scandalous comment, a terrible historical error and we expect an apology,” Lapid said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recent statement about Adolf Hitler has ruffled the feathers of a large number of people, and irked Israel.

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, a Swedish legislator nominated Hitler for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939. The BBC report further said that Frank had been instructed by Hitler himself to find out if he indeed had Jewish roots. According to the BBC, unproven facts have been swirling around for decades that Hitler had Jewish blood.

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to ...

While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. The Russian ambassador to Israel has been summoned by Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid for "a tough talk". The Russian ambassador to Israel has been summoned by Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid for a 'tough talk'

Most of the claims about 'Hitler's Jewish blood,' repeated Sunday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, arise from the fact that the identity of his ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov caused outrage Sunday when he declared that “Hitler had Jewish blood.” Speaking on Italian television, he said of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “So what if Zelenskyy is Jewish? The fact does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine. I believe that Hitler also had Jewish blood. The wise Jewish people said that the most ardent antisemites are usually Jews. Every family has its black sheep, as we say.” The answer to that question seems to have been buried with his grandmother

Israel lashed out at Russia on Monday over comments by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about Nazism — including claims that Adolf Hitler was Jewish.

Israel is home to a shrinking population of 165,000 Holocaust survivors, most in their 80s and 90s, and last week the country marked its annual Holocaust memorial day. Russia has a military presence in neighboring Syria, and Israel, which carries out frequent strikes on enemy targets in the country, relies on Russia for security coordination to prevent their forces from coming into conflict with one another. World War II, in which the Soviet Union lost an estimated 27 million people and helped defeat Nazi Germany, is a linchpin of Russia’s national identity. “The lowest level of racism against Jews is to blame Jews themselves for antisemitism.” “By trying to rewrite history, Moscow is simply looking for arguments to justify the mass murders of Ukrainians,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted. “His remarks are not the truth and their content is unacceptable.”

Most of the claims about 'Hitler's Jewish blood,' repeated Sunday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, arise from the fact that the identity of his ...

A family with a similar name, Frankenfurter, lived in the city but was not Jewish. Furthermore, there is no proof that Hitler’s grandmother was ever in Graz, and there is no documentation connecting her and a family of that name. Other reports claimed that Hitler’s persecution of the Jews resulted from feelings of shame about his partial Jewish ancestry. His father Alois was born in 1837 as the illegitimate son of Maria Anna Schicklgruber, who was 42 at the time. In other words, at the time when a Jewish man from Graz was supposed to have impregnated Hitler’s grandmother, there were no Jews in Graz. Frank claimed that letters exchanged between Hitler’s grandmother and the Frankenberger family offered proof of this. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov caused outrage Sunday when he declared that “Hitler had Jewish blood.” Speaking on Italian television, he said of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “So what if Zelenskyy is Jewish? The fact does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine. I believe that Hitler also had Jewish blood.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, President Putin described it as a "special military operation" to remove leaders he claimed were neo-Nazis. Israel has ...

Israel has called Mr Lavrov's remarks "unforgiveable" and summoned Russia's ambassador for an explanation. Russia's foreign minister has been criticised for claiming Adolf Hitler "had Jewish origins" and "some of the worst antisemites are Jews". Israel has called Sergei Lavrov's remarks "unforgiveable" and summoned Russia's ambassador for an explanation.

Israel has reacted with fury after Russia's foreign minister claimed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood". Sergei Lavrov made the comments to try to ...

Frank said he uncovered evidence that Hitler's grandfather was indeed Jewish - though the claim, which has gained ground among conspiracy theorists, has been treated with scepticism by mainstream historians. FM Lavrov could not help hiding the deeply-rooted antisemitism of the Russian elites. "Most of his remarks are absurd, delusional, dangerous and deserving of any condemnation," he tweeted. Over recent months, Israel, which has a large Russian population, has tried at times to act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine. In a video address, President Zelensky said: "I have no words... Wise Jewish people say that the most ardent anti-Semites are usually Jews."

"This is an unforgivable and outrageous statement and a terrible historic mistake and we expect an apology," Israel's foreign minister said.

In an interview with an Italian television show on Sunday, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said he believes Adolf Hitler had Jewish roots and suggested Jewish people may be the worst anti-Semites. The country's foreign minister Yair Lapid told the Israeli news site Ynet that the Russian ambassador to Israel, Anatoly Viktorov, would be summoned to discuss the remarks. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett denounced the comments in a statement, saying the use of the Holocaust as a "political tool" must stop immediately.