Emil Theodor Fritsche alias Theodor Fritsch alias Thomas Frey, Athanasius Fern, F. Roderich-Stoltheim, Fritz Thor, Emma Wehr: Bausteine zur Biographie eines antisemitischen und völkischen Bewegungsunternehmers.
The article focuses on Emil Theodor Fritsch (1852–1933), a central figure in the antisemitic and völkisch milieu of the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. Fritsch was an influential publicist, publisher, and movement entrepreneur who spread and institutionalized antisemitic ideology through his...
| Publicado en: | Zeitschrift fuer Religions und Geistesgeschichte Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 107 - 132 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Brill Academic Publishers
2026
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | The article focuses on Emil Theodor Fritsch (1852–1933), a central figure in the antisemitic and völkisch milieu of the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. Fritsch was an influential publicist, publisher, and movement entrepreneur who spread and institutionalized antisemitic ideology through his writings such as the "Antisemiten-Katechismus" (later "Handbook of the Jewish Question") and the magazine "Hammer. Papers for German Sense." He was significantly involved in networking and organizing völkisch groups and shaped antisemitic propaganda up to the time of National Socialism. Despite an initial distance from National Socialism, Fritsch increasingly supported the NSDAP from 1929 onward, was honored by leading National Socialists after his death in 1933, and remained present through numerous honors and publications. His ideological influence and publications continue to have an impact to the present day. Theodor Fritsch is considered one of the most important figures in the anti-Semitic and voelkish movements during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. He had a decisive influence on its ideological and strategic course as an energetic demagogue, omnipresent agitator and enterprising publisher of Weltanschauung. His fatal legacy extended beyond his death in 1933 and the end of Nazi rule in 1945, reaching into the present day. |
|---|