Historical Events tagged with "theodor herz"

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Politics & Government

Franz Rademacher's Madagascar Plan Proposal

June 3rd, 1940 84 years ago

Franz Rademacher proposed making Madagascar a Jewish homeland, an idea reminiscent of Theodor Herzl's earlier concept. The plan aimed to relocate European Jews to the island of Madagascar, which was intended to be a solution to the so-called Jewish question in Nazi Germany. Rademacher's proposal was discussed amidst the rising tensions in Europe and the persecution of Jews, reflecting the desperation of the Nazi regime to address the so-called 'Jewish problem' through forced emigration rather than integration.

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