The Hitler Letter,
on prominent display in the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of
Tolerance, is one of the crown jewels of the Museum’s vast archival
collection. The Hitler Letter, written over one hundred years ago by Adolf Hitler on September 16, 1919, six years before Mein Kampf, is the first letter in which Hitler outlines his plan calling for, “The uncompromising removal of the Jews altogether.”
This historic letter is a shocking reminder that the indestructible roots of anti-Semitism and hate are flourishing once again, only 70 years after the Holocaust. Since acquiring The Hitler Letter, it has been seen by tens of thousands of Museum visitors as well as by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; President Barack Obama; President Donald Trump; Prime Minister Tony Blair; German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier; Israeli President Reuven Rivlin as well as celebrities including George Clooney, Tom Cruise and Barbra Streisand.
This historic letter is a shocking reminder that the indestructible roots of anti-Semitism and hate are flourishing once again, only 70 years after the Holocaust. Since acquiring The Hitler Letter, it has been seen by tens of thousands of Museum visitors as well as by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; President Barack Obama; President Donald Trump; Prime Minister Tony Blair; German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier; Israeli President Reuven Rivlin as well as celebrities including George Clooney, Tom Cruise and Barbra Streisand.
The Hitler Letter, used as a teaching tool in the Museum's acclaimed Tools for Tolerance® program, as well as with students, educators, and adults, warns of the danger when hate and anti-Semitism go unchecked.
Source: The Simon Wiesenthal Center
Source: The Simon Wiesenthal Center
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