Großmufti - Grossagent der Achse
Salzburg-Wien: Ried, 1947. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. [16], 63, [1]pp. Original photographic stiff wrappers. Fascinating work on Grand Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini and his notorious association with Hitler. In 1941, he fled to Berlin where he was welcomed as the "Führer of the Arabic world." Husseini soon became an honored guest of the Nazi leadership and met on several occasions with Hitler. He personally lobbied the Führer against the plan to let Jews leave Hungary, fearing they would immigrate to Palestine. He also strongly intervened when Adolf Eichman tried to cut a deal with the British government to exchange German POWs for 5000 Jewish children who also could have fled to Palestine. The Mufti's protests with the SS were successful, as the children were sent to death camps in Poland instead. One German officer noted in his journals that the Mufti would liked to have seen the Jews "preferably all killed." On a visit to Auschwitz, he reportedly admonished the guards running the gas chambers to work more diligently. Throughout the war, he appeared regularly on German radio broadcasts to the Middle East, preaching his pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic message to the Arab masses back home. This work is profusely illustrated with 24 photogravures. Stiff wrappers foxed and damp-stained. Pages sunned throughout. Text in German. Wraps in overall poor to fair, interior in fair to good condition. fair. Item #32988
Price: $200.00