# was hitler a jew

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-jew/188208>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-jew/188208 "2003-07-13T19:05:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![hari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@hari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hari)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-jew/188208/1 "2003-07-13T19:05:31Z")

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Hitler is supposed to have a jewish grandfather according to some reports .Is this true?

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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-jew/188208/2 "2003-07-13T19:08:56Z")

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Cecil’s column on the subject: [Was Hitler part Jewish?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_325b.html)