Lot 292

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Heinrich Hoffman compilation of photographs of Hitler with children, "Jugend um Hitler" (""Children Around Hitler"), (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag), 1934. Approx. 100pp. 8vo., with photo illustrated paper covers. Foreword by Hitler Youth leader Baldur von Schirach. A large collection of Hoffmann's photographs of Hitler with children and younger teens, clearly a propaganda effort. Among the last pages are five photos of a young girl who is picked from the masses visiting the Berghof on Hitler's birthday, each image captioned, one reading: "The Preferred Birthday Child", probably because Hitler and the subject shared the same birthday! The girl was ROSA BERNILE NIENAU (1926""1943), called "Bernile" who became known as "the Führer's child" because of her close contact with Adolf Hitler. Soon after their introduction, it was discovered that the girl, a favorite of Hitler, was one-quarter Jewish, yet Hitler refused to sever his relationship with her until her until years later when her mother was ordered to cease all contact with upper-level Nazis. This book was published after Hitler became aware of the girl's ancestry.

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November 13, 2018 10:00 AM EST
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