The Rise of the Third Reich

"Mr. Einstein, I know you are an Israeli in spirit!"

The conversation in the Langham Hotel continued, and Herschmann and Einstein seemed to have something to say. But Hirschman had no intention of leaving the Langham Hotel, because he was confident that he still had a trump card that could impress Einstein.

He knew Einstein was a fervent Zionist! Although this great physicist was born in Germany, he also became a Swiss and American citizen in history. But there is only one country he truly loves - the Jewish state! Whether this country exists in the world or in the minds of the Jewish people.

In Europe and the United States, there are also quite a few Jews like Einstein. Currently, Jews in the world are roughly divided into four categories:

First, they consider themselves to be the people of the country where they live. Most German Jews consider themselves Germans. In World War I, more than 90,000 Jews joined the German army and fought for Germany. Of these, 12,000 were killed and 35,000 were wounded in the war - a similar situation in Britain and France, where most Jews considered themselves British and French.

The second is the Zionists, represented by Einstein and his good friend the British chemist Chaim Weizmann (the first president of the State of Israel in history). No matter which country's passport they hold, the homeland in their hearts is the Jewish state.

The third is Jewish wealthy families, such as the Rothschild family, the Lehman family, the Goldman Sachs family, the Wittgenstein family, the Mendelsohn family, the Blechered family and the Schlesinger family.

Most of these families are engaged in the financial industry and account for a large proportion of the banking industry in countries such as Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and Austria. There are financial oligarchs with dark consciences. In fact, it is not just the Jews who have financial oligarchs. Such characters also exist in other ethnic groups. The Great Depression that began in 1929 and the subsequent financial crises in the capitalist world are certainly inseparable from the misbehavior of such financial oligarchs.

After these financial oligarchs seized the right to issue world currency (actually the power to issue world currency indiscriminately) through the Great Depression of 1929 and the subsequent Roosevelt New Deal, they actually gained the privilege of depriving the world of money by indiscriminately issuing paper money. !

In addition to these three categories of Jews, there is another category of "lower-class Jews" like Hessman's stepmother Odeya. They mainly live in the Polish Federation, the Soviet Union and the Balkans. They are poor among the Jews, and most of them are not well educated. And there are a lot of these people, accounting for most of the total Jewish population - of course there are wealthy or well-educated Jews in those places, but these Jewish elites in Eastern Europe and the Balkans have a tendency to flow westward, which has caused Jewish elites gathered in western Europe, and the quality of Eastern European Jews was relatively poor and became "inferior people."

In Germany, there has always been a situation where "German Jews" look down on "Polish Jews".

However, because these "lower-class Jews" have a very low level of identification with their host countries (Poland, Russia, etc.), they have become the targets that Zionists want to unite and fight for. In 1917, the United Kingdom opposed Zionism. Nationalism expressed a certain degree of support and favored the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine.

The "upper-class Jews" in Western Europe lived a prosperous life and were naturally reluctant to settle in a barren land like Palestine. Most of the people who are willing to go there now are Polish and Russian Jews.

Ben Gurion and Chaim Weizmann, later known as the founding fathers of Israel, came from Poland and Russia respectively.

"Yes, I am a Zionist!" Einstein admitted very frankly, "but most German Jews are not Zionists, they are Germans!"

"Since you are a German and have obtained enough wealth and a high enough status from Germany, you must have the consciousness to give up some things for the German motherland, such as Judaism!"

Hessmann paused and then said: "As long as you give up Judaism, convert to Lutheranism or Catholicism, and do not evade military service or other German obligations, you can apply to become an honorary Aryan. If you have ever been a Those who fought for the German Empire could become Honorary Aryans even if they did not give up their Jewish faith. This was stipulated in Article 10 of the Restriction of the Jews Act, and the descendants of Honorary Aryans were true as long as they believed in Protestantism or Catholicism. Aryan."

Today's Germany is truly co-governed by the Nazis and Junkers. Juncker had great power to restrain the Nazis, so he would not allow Hitler to act recklessly. Of course, the power of Jews in the financial industry must be excluded, otherwise it will be difficult for the Nazi Party's "New Deal" to be implemented, and it may be undermined by Jewish financial speculation.

But for other Jews living in Germany, the "Jewish Restriction Act" still gave a way out - they could apply to become honorary Aryans, or become restricted foreigners.

"If they are unwilling to give up their faith for the sake of their motherland, then they are Israelis!" Herschmann looked at Einstein. "They should become citizens of the State of Israel and reside in Germany as expatriates."

"The State of Israel?" Einstein smiled bitterly and spread his hands. "Mr. Lieutenant General, do you want us Jews to be citizens of a country that does not exist?"

The Zionist movement has been going on for decades, and the First Jewish Congress was held in 1897, which adopted the "World Zionist Program" and set the goal of establishing a "Jewish Home" in Palestine.

However, the establishment of a Jewish state has not been settled. At present, what the Zionist movement can do is to organize the "lower-class Jews" in Europe to settle in Palestine. However, this was not easy, because the "Jewish Home" in Palestine was firmly opposed by the Arabs there.

In order to appease the Arabs, the British adopted a policy of restricting Jews from traveling to Palestine. The annual quota for traveling to Palestine is very limited. Until now, not many Jews have settled in Palestine, and the establishment of a nation has not been in sight.

"We Germans can help Israel build a state!" Hirschmann looked at Einstein seriously. "We are different from the hypocritical British. We Germans keep our word and do what we say! If Zionism is willing to cooperate , we will immediately find ways to help you build your country.”

"What can you do?" Einstein asked.

"We can take the whole of Palestine or part of Palestine from the British, and nominally count it as a German colony! The British are afraid of the Arabs, but we are not afraid."

"What if the British don't give it?"

"Then establish a temporary state of Israel first." Hersman also knew that the British were not so easy to talk to... Even if it is only a small part of Palestine, it is possible for Germany to gain a stronghold in the Middle East.

However, this incident will also make the Arabs resent Germany, although there is nothing to be afraid of - the Arabs, at most, are suicide bombs or something. Aunt Merkel is afraid, but Hessmann and Hitler are not afraid! However, this will cause some trouble for Germany's future invasion of the Middle East.

"Provisional State of Israel?" Einstein's developed brain couldn't wrap his head around it for a moment. Is this country still temporary?

"Yes," Hersman laughed, "you can find an island of several hundred square kilometers in the Baltic Republic...perhaps Hiiuma Island, leased to the Zionist movement. You can build on that island A temporary country that will be moved there when there is a chance to regain Palestine in the future.”

Hiuma is an island of more than 900 square kilometers and belongs to the Estonian province of the Baltic Republic. However, not many residents live on it, so there will be no problem in moving there.

"Hiiuma Island?" Einstein said. "How many Jews can be settled there?"

"It doesn't matter more or less," Hessman raised his eyebrows. "With a temporary land, you Jews can establish an internationally recognized government. And with a government that can get the support of Jews all over the world, you can return' The Promised Land's difficulty will definitely be greatly reduced."

"This..." Although Einstein was enthusiastic about politics and Zionism, he was not a real politician.

"This is very advantageous," Chloe glanced at her husband and explained with a smile, "If Zionism establishes a temporary state on German soil, it means that millions of Jews in Europe will be hostile to Germany. Full of goodwill...even if Germany is currently taking some actions to suppress Jewish financial capital.”

"Yes, there are currently more than 4 million Jews in the Polish Federation!" Hersman sneered. "The Poles have been oppressing them. What will be the consequences if these Jews fall to Germany?"

Poland is now a federal country composed of Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania. It is not very stable to begin with. If the Jews in the territory continue to cause trouble, a riot is likely to occur in Poland.

"So the British will relax the quota for Jews to move to Palestine?" This time even Charlie Chaplin understood what Hersman meant.

The provisional state of Israel is to force Britain to pay a higher price!

"Perhaps the British will oppose even the provisional state of Israel." Einstein was a little unsure.

Hersman shrugged, "Then object! Germany and the Soviet Union will support this country... I think they won't use force in the Gulf of Riga, right?"

"Well, I can convey the conditions you proposed to Mr. Weizmann," Einstein said after considering, "Lieutenant General, I don't think you will support Zionism unconditionally, right?"

"Of course there are conditions," Hessmann smiled and looked at Einstein, "Mr. Einstein, we need your support. Germany needs your help very much now."