Abstract
Several documents demonstrate Hans Wahl’s active anti-Semitism as well as his ties to the Nazi regime. Here his role as vice-president of the Goethe Society in Weimar was of utmost importance. Wahl attempted to protect the Society from harsh co-optation, cultivating contacts with Joseph Goebbels, whom he seems to have convinced of the ‘global role’ of the Society. At the same time, Wahl subordinated the Society’s new journal to Nazi ideology and sought to ward off attempts at control by the office of Alfred Rosenberg by playing up to Rosenberg, particularly by active participation in the party-line Nordic Society.
| Translated title of the contribution | Liaison to the Nazi Regime: Hans Wahl, Anti-Semitism and the Goethe Society |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 203-222 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Publications of the English Goethe Society |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Oct 2015 |
| Event | Conference: Hans Wahl in Context: Weimar Cultural Elites in National Socialism - Weimar, Germany, Germany Duration: 28 Nov 2014 → 29 Nov 2014 |
Keywords
- Hans Wahl
- National Socialism
- Weimar
- Nordic Society
- Goethe Society
- co-optation
- anti-Semitism
- Anton Kippenberg
- Julius Wahle
- Joseph Goebbels
- Alfred Rosenberg
Research output
- 1 Other contribution
-
Hans Wahl im Kontext: Weimarer Kultureliten im Nationalsozialismus
Translated title of the contribution :Hans Wahl in Context: Weimar Cultural Elites in National Socialism Research output: Other contribution
Projects
- 1 Finished
Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver