The German Schoolteacher Who Saved Her Students From the Nazis
<p>Way before the start of World War II or the tragic Holocaust, Nazi Fuhrer Adolf Hitler’s raging antisemitism was quite apparent from the get-go.<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mein-Kampf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> With the release of <em>Mein Kampf</em>, Hitler’s political manifesto detailing the process through which he became antisemitic and setting out his sinister plans for the future</a>, the Jewish community of Germany grew increasingly concerned. They saw a bleak future ahead of them and feared for their lives and the lives of others. Among them was Anna Essinger, a German schoolteacher who would go on to save her students from the Nazis.</p>
<p>Anna Essinger was born to a secular German Jewish family in Ulm, Southern Germany, in September 1879. She was the eldest of nine siblings, a tall redhead with a kind soul.</p>
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