We let 50,000 Jewish intellectuals get across the border. Just as I wanted Lebensraum for Germany, I thought Jews should have a Lebensraum for themselves - outside of Germany.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Rosenberg claims that Jews should be given their own space outside Germany, similar to his idea of Lebensraum for Germans.
- In plain terms
- He suggests Jews need a separate territory.
- What can you take from it?
- Separate regions are proposed for different groups.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the moral implications of assigning spaces by ethnicity?
- How does this idea compare to modern concepts of self‑determination?
Another view
The statement reflects a racist worldview that justifies segregation.
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I didn't say that the Jews are inferior. I didn't even maintain they are a race. I merely saw that the mixture of different cultures didn't work.
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