Reb E: there were Jews who supported him in the beginning being afraid of communism
I agree that polarization blew up Germany – afraid of Nazis? vote communists. afraid of commies? vote national socialists … as the center weakened, both outcomes were bad. If communists wereto come to power, the world might have ended even in a worse place than in WW2 – first Stalin would bring army (through Poland) to support democratic republic of Germany, then Eastern Europe will be surrounded and absorbed, etc. There would not be any NATO in Europe to stand against that. Jews would not had it better also…