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Accession Number: <\/strong>2022.02.8.34<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stamp:<\/strong> 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich<\/p>\n

Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The postcard was produced by the Third Reich and depicts Martin Luther. It is <\/span>apart<\/span> of the \u201cWinter Relief\u201d series. It depicts a drawn image of Martin Luther from the neck up, and the text below reads \u201cI seek not my own, but only the happiness and health of all of Germany<\/span>\u201d.<\/span> Printed on the pos<\/span>tcard <\/span>an eagle and swastika emblem, symbols of Nazi Germany, with the words \u201c<\/span>Postkarte<\/span>\u201d <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Kriegs<\/span>\u201d (meaning war) and \u201cWHW\u201d standing for <\/span>Winterhilfswerk<\/span> (Winter relief fund)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Historical background:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The image of Martin Luther on this postcard signifies an exploitation of his name and legacy. The Nazi\u2019s often used Luther to justify their anti-Semitism and nationalism. Throughout other forms of Nazi propaganda, he has been referred to as a \u201cfighter against the Jewish spirit in the Christian Church\u201d as well as \u201cDr. Luther is one of the greatest anti-Semites in German history.\u201d Martin Luther did, in fact, have a number of anti-Semitic writings. He believed Jews should be converted to Christianity and he gradually lost patience when they did not begin to embrace the religion. It\u2019s been stressed that he was not a Nazi anti-Semite, but a religious anti-Semite; he was opposed to Jews not as an ethnic group but because they refused to convert. Lutheran churches have since firmly rejected Luther\u2019s anti-Semitic writings and asked for forgiveness from the Jewish community. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Nazis marked the 450th anniversary of Luther\u2019s birthday in November 1933 with a nationwide \u201cGerman Luther Day.\u201d On this day, Luther\u2019s \u201cethno-nationalist mission\u201d was praised and called for \u201cthe completion of the German Reformation in the Third Reich.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The following year, the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther\u2019s translation of the Bible into German was celebrated. As was worded by the Third Reich, it was an action showing \u201ca healthy people committed to their own kind.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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