{"id":987617608,"date":"2025-10-12T03:49:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T07:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/?p=987617608"},"modified":"2025-10-12T13:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T17:19:39","slug":"when-adolf-hitler-and-the-nazis-came-to-power-in-january-1933-they-swiftly-targeted-what-they-viewed-as-degenerate-elements-of-weimar-germanys-liberal-culture-including-its-sex-and-pornography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/when-adolf-hitler-and-the-nazis-came-to-power-in-january-1933-they-swiftly-targeted-what-they-viewed-as-degenerate-elements-of-weimar-germanys-liberal-culture-including-its-sex-and-pornography\/","title":{"rendered":"When Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they swiftly targeted what they viewed as &#8220;degenerate&#8221; elements of Weimar Germany&#8217;s liberal culture, including its sex and pornography industries, as well as its financial sector, which they associated with Jewish influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]<br \/>\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-rjixqe r-16dba41 r-imh66m\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">When Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they swiftly targeted what they viewed as &#8220;degenerate&#8221; elements of Weimar Germany&#8217;s liberal culture, including its sex and pornography industries, as well as its financial sector, which they associated with Jewish influence through antisemitic propaganda.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-adyw6z r-135wba7 r-b88u0q\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Impact on the Sex and Pornography Industries<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">The Weimar Republic (1919\u20131933) was marked by sexual liberation in Berlin, fueled by post-WWI economic chaos, hyperinflation, and social upheaval. Prostitution boomed, with tens of thousands of women (and men) engaging in sex work, often in cabarets, dance halls, and streets; child prostitution and male escorts were rampant, facilitated by organized crime. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">historycollection.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> An underground pornography industry thrived illegally, producing photos, films, and erotic materials sold discreetly, often tied to nightlife venues like the Eldorado (later converted to a Nazi SA headquarters). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">historycollection.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> This era saw progressive sex reform, including tolerance for homosexuality, cross-dressing, and early gender surgeries. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Upon seizing power, the Nazis cracked down harshly: On May 6, 1933, they raided and looted the Institute for Sexual Science, burning its library of books, artifacts, and &#8220;pornographic&#8221; materials in public book burnings as symbols of &#8220;un-German&#8221; decadence. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_render_multiple_citations\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-1537yvj r-9iso6\"><button class=\"css-175oi2r r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1bwzh9t r-7cikom r-t9a87b r-137agu6\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> +1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Pornography was banned outright (building on pre-existing 1926 laws against &#8220;trash and dirt&#8221;), <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_render_multiple_citations\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-1537yvj r-9iso6\"><button class=\"css-175oi2r r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">quora.com<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1bwzh9t r-7cikom r-t9a87b r-137agu6\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> +1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> cabarets and gay bars were shuttered, and prostitution was re-regulated under state control to eliminate &#8220;immoral&#8221; aspects, with severe persecution of homosexuals and sex reformers under Paragraph 175. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">historycollection.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Hypocritically, some Nazi leaders like Julius Streicher amassed personal porn collections. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">coffeeordie.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Key figures who built or shaped these industries included Jewish sexologists like Magnus Hirschfeld, who founded the Institute for Sexual Science in 1919 to promote research, education, and reform on sexuality (including decriminalizing homosexuality and supporting transvestites). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Others, such as Ivan Bloch (who popularized Marquis de Sade&#8217;s works and wrote on perversions) and Ludwig Levy-Lenz (author of treatises on sexual habits), advanced &#8220;sex research&#8221; often criticized as veiled erotica. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">fisheaters.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Performers like bisexual dancer Anita Berber embodied the era&#8217;s hedonism, while organized crime figures and photographers handled much of the underground porn production. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">historycollection.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-adyw6z r-135wba7 r-b88u0q\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Impact on Finance<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Weimar Germany&#8217;s finance sector stabilized after hyperinflation, with private banks playing key roles in industry and trade. Jews were overrepresented in banking due to historical restrictions on other professions, holding prominent positions despite comprising less than 1% of the population. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_render_multiple_citations\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-1537yvj r-9iso6\"><button class=\"css-175oi2r r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">quora.com<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1bwzh9t r-7cikom r-t9a87b r-137agu6\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> +1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">The Nazis implemented &#8220;Aryanization&#8221; policies starting in 1933 to exclude Jews from economic life: Initially &#8220;voluntary&#8221; through boycotts, intimidation, and laws barring Jews from professions, it forced sales of businesses at 20-30% of value. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> By 1938, after Kristallnacht, it became forced, with trustees overseeing sales; a 1 billion Reichsmark fine was levied on Jews, and assets were seized for war funding. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_render_multiple_citations\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-1537yvj r-9iso6\"><button class=\"css-175oi2r r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1bwzh9t r-7cikom r-t9a87b r-137agu6\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> +1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Major banks like Deutsche Bank facilitated these transfers. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">degruyterbrill.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> By 1939, virtually no Jewish-owned firms remained.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1x3r274 r-p1pxzi\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Prominent figures who built German finance included Jewish banking families like the Warburgs, who founded M.M. Warburg &amp; Co. in 1798; Max Warburg served on the Reichsbank board until 1933 and advised on post-WWI reparations. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">en.wikipedia.org<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1x3r274 r-p1pxzi\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Other key Jewish bankers: Gerson von Bleichr\u00f6der (advisor to Bismarck), and families like Mendelssohn and Oppenheim, who ran major houses. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">jewishstudies.washington.edu<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1x3r274 r-p1pxzi\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Non-Jewish industrialists like Fritz Thyssen and Alfred Krupp later supported the Nazis financially. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">quora.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]<br \/>\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]<br \/>\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they swiftly targeted what they viewed as &#8220;degenerate&#8221; elements of Weimar Germany&#8217;s liberal culture, including its sex and pornography industries, as well as its financial sector, which they associated with Jewish influence through antisemitic propaganda.Impact on the Sex and Pornography IndustriesThe Weimar Republic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<div>\r\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-rjixqe r-16dba41 r-imh66m\" dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">When Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they swiftly targeted what they viewed as \"degenerate\" elements of Weimar Germany's liberal culture, including its sex and pornography industries, as well as its financial sector, which they associated with Jewish influence through antisemitic propaganda.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-adyw6z r-135wba7 r-b88u0q\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Impact on the Sex and Pornography Industries<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">The Weimar Republic (1919\u20131933) was marked by sexual liberation in Berlin, fueled by post-WWI economic chaos, hyperinflation, and social upheaval. Prostitution boomed, with tens of thousands of women (and men) engaging in sex work, often in cabarets, dance halls, and streets; child prostitution and male escorts were rampant, facilitated by organized crime. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">historycollection.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> An underground pornography industry thrived illegally, producing photos, films, and erotic materials sold discreetly, often tied to nightlife venues like the Eldorado (later converted to a Nazi SA headquarters). <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">historycollection.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> This era saw progressive sex reform, including tolerance for homosexuality, cross-dressing, and early gender surgeries. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Upon seizing power, the Nazis cracked down harshly: On May 6, 1933, they raided and looted the Institute for Sexual Science, burning its library of books, artifacts, and \"pornographic\" materials in public book burnings as symbols of \"un-German\" decadence. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_render_multiple_citations\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-1537yvj r-9iso6\"><button class=\"css-175oi2r r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1bwzh9t r-7cikom r-t9a87b r-137agu6\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> +1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Pornography was banned outright (building on pre-existing 1926 laws against \"trash and dirt\"), <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_render_multiple_citations\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-1537yvj r-9iso6\"><button class=\"css-175oi2r r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">quora.com<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1bwzh9t r-7cikom r-t9a87b r-137agu6\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> +1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> cabarets and gay bars were shuttered, and prostitution was re-regulated under state control to eliminate \"immoral\" aspects, with severe persecution of homosexuals and sex reformers under Paragraph 175. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">historycollection.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Hypocritically, some Nazi leaders like Julius Streicher amassed personal porn collections. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">coffeeordie.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Key figures who built or shaped these industries included Jewish sexologists like Magnus Hirschfeld, who founded the Institute for Sexual Science in 1919 to promote research, education, and reform on sexuality (including decriminalizing homosexuality and supporting transvestites). <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Others, such as Ivan Bloch (who popularized Marquis de Sade's works and wrote on perversions) and Ludwig Levy-Lenz (author of treatises on sexual habits), advanced \"sex research\" often criticized as veiled erotica. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">fisheaters.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Performers like bisexual dancer Anita Berber embodied the era's hedonism, while organized crime figures and photographers handled much of the underground porn production. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">historycollection.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-adyw6z r-135wba7 r-b88u0q\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Impact on Finance<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Weimar Germany's finance sector stabilized after hyperinflation, with private banks playing key roles in industry and trade. Jews were overrepresented in banking due to historical restrictions on other professions, holding prominent positions despite comprising less than 1% of the population. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_render_multiple_citations\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-1537yvj r-9iso6\"><button class=\"css-175oi2r r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">quora.com<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1bwzh9t r-7cikom r-t9a87b r-137agu6\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> +1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">The Nazis implemented \"Aryanization\" policies starting in 1933 to exclude Jews from economic life: Initially \"voluntary\" through boycotts, intimidation, and laws barring Jews from professions, it forced sales of businesses at 20-30% of value. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> By 1938, after Kristallnacht, it became forced, with trustees overseeing sales; a 1 billion Reichsmark fine was levied on Jews, and assets were seized for war funding. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_render_multiple_citations\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-1537yvj r-9iso6\"><button class=\"css-175oi2r r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">encyclopedia.ushmm.org<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1bwzh9t r-7cikom r-t9a87b r-137agu6\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> +1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Major banks like Deutsche Bank facilitated these transfers. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">degruyterbrill.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1g7jtus r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> By 1939, virtually no Jewish-owned firms remained.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1x3r274 r-p1pxzi\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Prominent figures who built German finance included Jewish banking families like the Warburgs, who founded M.M. Warburg &amp; Co. in 1798; Max Warburg served on the Reichsbank board until 1933 and advised on post-WWI reparations. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">en.wikipedia.org<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1x3r274 r-p1pxzi\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Other key Jewish bankers: Gerson von Bleichr\u00f6der (advisor to Bismarck), and families like Mendelssohn and Oppenheim, who ran major houses. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">jewishstudies.washington.edu<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1adg3ll r-1x3r274 r-p1pxzi\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"> Non-Jewish industrialists like Fritz Thyssen and Alfred Krupp later supported the Nazis financially. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"omit-from-copy\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-u8s1d r-ocobd0 r-1sc8clx\" data-testid=\"grok_citation_web_result\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\" data-testid=\"placementTracking\">\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5 r-109y4c4 r-11j9u27 r-92ng3h\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1awozwy r-xoduu5 r-1777fci r-9iso6 r-wnp491 r-5rknyj\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1ion2gp r-1gkfh8e r-56xrmm\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">quora.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,60,28,7,5,89,45,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-987617608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-action-steps","category-editors-choice","category-great-awakening","category-hidden-secrets","category-history-reveled","category-logical","category-occult","category-revelations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they swiftly targeted what they viewed as &quot;degenerate&quot; 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