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October 13, 2002

Hitler and the Nobel Peace Prize--Truth is Stranger than Fiction Dept.

Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1938! Leading the campaign for years was the renowned author, Gertrude Stein.

As early as 1934, she told a reporter that Hitler should be awarded the Nobel peace prize. "I say that Hitler ought to have the peace prize, because he is removing all the elements of contest and of struggle from Germany. By driving out the Jews and the democratic and Left element, he is driving out everything that conduces to activity. That means peace ... By suppressing Jews ... he was ending struggle in Germany" (New York Times Magazine, May 6, 1934).

While Gertrude Stein's reputation may have declined, authors round the world, and as close to home as New Jersey, continue to promote her view that peace will be won by 'driving out the Jews'.

Posted at 11:43 AM by

Comments

I couldn't believe this comment. I thought she was Jewish.
Comment please.
Nancy

Posted by: nancy on December 7, 2002 03:36 PM

Look for my forthcoming book "Murder and Modernism: Gertrude Stein,
T. S. Eliot, and the Dark Side of Twentieth Century Letters"
For some perspective on pro-fascist sentiment among American
expatriates (among many other things).

Posted by: John Gill on December 29, 2002 04:00 PM

Where did you get this information from?
The New York Times Archives goes back in time no longer than 1996!

Couldn't she have been ironic (or rather cynic)?

Unless I know the context from witch this excerpt stems, I can't evaluate it properly

Posted by: Anna on January 5, 2003 07:15 PM

Even my college newspaper has all issues archived up from 1896... I'm sure the NYT has all of their past issues kept in microfilm form.

Posted by: Ted on May 25, 2003 12:03 AM

The New York Times is archived all the way since it's creation.....

hmmm what library...you know the big one in NEW YORK?? they have every newspaper ...er...well almost all of them...

Posted by: Le-Bastard on May 25, 2003 02:01 AM

Update: My Book "Detecting Gertrude Stein, and Other Suspects on the Shadow Side of Modernism" is now available at amazon.com and at getrude-stein.com

The title got changed (Murder and Modernism was taken) in the throes of publication.
It is about all this and more, and is intended to be
an entertaining read.

Posted by: John Herbert Gill on May 26, 2003 06:44 AM

My book is now published with much material on this subject. The title changed since my first post last December:

DETECTING GERTRUDE STEIN, AND OTHER SUSPECTS ON THE SHADOW SIDE OF MODERNISM
It can be ordered from the wen site, or from amazon.com

Posted by: John Herbert Gill on June 9, 2003 08:16 AM