In WWII, definitely true, on several levels. In WWI, more of a side issue; Jews contributed a lot to the war effort. Some people may have been overly simplistic in trying to flip the fascist narrative that Jews caused the loss by blaming antisemitism instead.
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(Yes, “it was the Jews’ fault” was already widespread enough to attract counter-propaganda in 1925.)
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In terms of countering anti-Semitic propaganda from the right, see this page from Garret Garrett in 1926. He’s praising Rathenau (assassinated 1922). Rathenau is a counter-example to Haldane’s point—a Jewish mind central to Germany’s WWI effort.pic.twitter.com/RTBz3cYJ3A
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