Jewry in America: And Other Essays - Paperback

by Johann Von Leers (Author), Paul Leutersdorf (Translator), Thomas Dalton (Editor)

In the dark days following World War Two, several thousand National Socialists relocated to South America to avoid capture. Among them was a brilliant scholar, multi-linguist, and writer named Johann von Leers. Earning a PhD in law and political science, Leers (1902-1965) joined the NSDAP in 1929, becoming a high-ranking civilian within the SS and working closely with Dr. Goebbels.

Living in Argentina after the war, Leers continued his research and writing, and edited the German-language periodical Der Weg (The Path). Unlike many of his peers, he continued to forcefully defend National Socialism and the Third Reich. At once poetic and unapologetic, he wrote insightful and passionate essays critiquing the triumphant Allies, their Jewish power-structure, and the secular, materialistic values that were forced upon Germany. The malevolent "black gnomes" had overtaken the fatherland, driving it into defeat and despair; they have the upper hand, and the German people suffer as a result.

But all is not hopeless. Ever the optimist, Leers was resolute in his beliefs: National Socialism was beaten and suppressed but not eliminated. The Light of the Third Reich still exists, he said, hidden away, deep in the mountainous recesses of Germany, bidding its time, awaiting the right moment and the right leaders to burst forth once again.

The present collection includes the first-ever English translation of some of Leers' most important writings. The feature piece is his 1941 work Kräfte Hinter Roosevelt ("Forces Behind Roosevelt"), translated here as "Jewry in America." Also included are 16 of his most enlightening postwar essays. Leers' work here is both unique and irreplaceable; it is an enduring testimony to the power and vision of the Third Reich.