Hitler's DNA shows he was Jewish/African

[Jenn! 918]

The history of Adolf Hitler is well known. Apart from bringing the world to war, the Nazi leader was obsessed with the idea of a European "master race," which served as the foundation for his hostility toward Jews and led to the tragedy of the Holocaust.

But DNA testing may provide a new twist: Hitler may have been descended from both Jews and Africans, according to a Daily Mail report.

Belgian journalist Jean-Paul Mulder and historian Marc Vermeeren conducted tests on 39 of the Nazi leader's relatives earlier this year.

A Belgian news magazine reported that according to Mulder's and Vermeeren's study, Hitler's relatives have a chromosome called Haplopgroup E1b1b (Y-DNA) that is rare in Germany and Western Europe. It could have its roots in Africa and the Middle East.

"It is most commonly found in the Berbers of Morocco, in Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, as well as among Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews," Mr Vermeeren said in the article.

According to the report, Haplogroup E1b1b1 accounts for about 18 to 20 percent of Ashkenazi and 8.6 percent to 30 percent of Sephardic Y-chromosomes. "It appears to be one of the major founding lineages of the Jewish population," the Daily Mail reported.

There have been other suggestions that Hitler had Jewish blood.

Hitler's father, Alois, might have been an illegitimate child of a Jewish man called Frankenberger and a German maid, Maria Schickelgruber, which would make Hitler one-quarter Jewish. Hitler's nephew, Patrick, may have tried to blackmail him over Alois' ancestry.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20014645-503543.html

[one...two...tree 2,762]

He also had a great fashion sense.

[Staashi 371]

I wonder how all those neo-nazis out there will react to this news.

[Fandango 1,439]

Hah, that's pretty interesting.

Speaking of which, I just read something the other day like '10 facts you didn't know about Hitler' which were all very racy (no pun intended) in a 'strange sexual stuff' way. Gotta find the link.

[BobandXiaomei 14]

He was long believed to have had Jewish ancestory.

African? Aren't we all?

[Ban Hammer 13,332]

Hah, that's pretty interesting.

Speaking of which, I just read something the other day like '10 facts you didn't know about Hitler' which were all very racy (no pun intended) in a 'strange sexual stuff' way. Gotta find the link.

this should prove interesting.

[mawilson 2,133]

Makes sense... just like anti-gay-marriage Republicans running on "family values" often turn out to be closeted homosexuals.

[thongd4me 69]

This is very important news.

I'm hoping scientists in India can use my DNA to prove that I was a tree frog in a previous incarnation.

So does this thread prove that Hitler & Sammy Davis Jr. were cousins?

Edited August 25, 2010 by thongd4me

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Hitler makes a strong case for what happens to boys who grow up in strict, patriarchal families with emotionally distant fathers.

[Fandango 1,439]

Hitler makes a strong case for what happens to boys who grow up in strict, patriarchal families with emotionally distant fathers.

You know, they say 1 in 4 men sleep with a teddy bear.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

You know, they say 1 in 4 men sleep with a teddy bear.

You think Hitler had a teddy bear?

[Fandango 1,439]

Ok, so it was 5 facts, not 10.

http://hubpages.com/hub/5_Bizarre_Facts_About_Hitler_

[Atencio 43]

[slim 1,525]

Hitler only had one ball?

Well, so did General Tso, and he didn't go killin all..... well, at least he's remembered more for his chicken than for genocide.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Good. The Jews and Africans can lay claim to him. A hypocritical demogogue. Who woulda thunk it?