Tolkien's Jewish Identity Questioned
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•Nazis demanded to know if ‘The Hobbit’ author was Jewish. He responded with a high-class burn.
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Nazis demanded to know if The Hobbit ’ author was Jewish .
He responded with a high-class burn.
Tolkien hated Nazi “race doctrine” and no problem telling his German publishing house about it.
"The time is not far distant when a German name will no longer be a source of pride," Tolkien wrote.
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