Theodore N. Kaufman
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Theodore Newman Kaufman (February 22, 1910 – April 1, 1986), sometimes given incorrectly as Theodore Nathan Kaufmann,[1] was an American Jewish businessman and writer.
Theodore Newman Kaufman | |
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Born | Theodore Newman Kaufman (1911-10-20)October 20, 1911 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 1, 1986(1986-04-01) (aged 76) East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Other names | Theodore Nathan Kaufmann |
Occupation(s) | Businessman and writer |
Known for | Germany Must Perish! |
Parent(s) | Anton Kaufman and Fannie Newman |
In 1939, he published pamphlets as "chairman of the American Federation of Peace" that argued that Americans should be sterilized so that their children will no longer have to fight in foreign wars.[2][3]
In 1941, he wrote and published Germany Must Perish! which called for the sterilization of the German people and the redistribution of the German lands.[4] The text was used extensively in Nazi propaganda, often as a justification for the persecution of Jews and was specifically cited as a reason to round up the Jews of Hanover, Germany.[5][6]