Judea declares war on Germany

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[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I was wondering if it was real, and apparently this headline is even referenced in a wikipedia article that's sourced so I guess it's real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Nazi_boycott_of_1933#Nazi_counter-boycott

Apparently the pressure was lessened with the Haavara Agreement in 1937. Not sure why this is in "WW2 Myths" sub when there was an actual large-scale boycott that the title is referencing. What is the myth part exactly?

[–]TheJamesRocket[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The Haavara agreement was signed on August 1933; so 5 months after the Jews launched their boycott against Germany. Hitler was forced to negotiate with them, because the economy was still weak from the Great Depression.

What is the myth part exactly?

That the Jewish community was completely innocent of wrongdoing, and did nothing to antagonise the Nazis.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying. I honestly originally thought you were implying the newspaper headline itself was a myth, it was a bit unclear.