In Krakow, a Criminal Police officer, over fifty years of age, shook hands with a Jew. Himmler was informed and ordered a two-year term in Dachau for this employee. This was at the time of the battle of Stalingrad. It shows that Himmler had time to think of these ridiculous things.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Himmler punished an officer severely for shaking hands with a Jew, showing obsession with racial purity.
- In plain terms
- An officer went to a concentration camp for shaking a Jew's hand.
- What can you take from it?
- Minor contact was punished severely.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do absurd rules gain power?
- What does punishment for contact reveal?
Another view
This shows the irrational and extreme nature of Nazi racial rules.
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