# Heinrich Himmler

## Metadata
- Author: [[Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel]]
- Full Title: Heinrich Himmler
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- A letter is preserved in the Federal Archive in which a schoolboy called Fritz Brüggemann wrote in January 1937 directly to Himmler for an authoritative statement as to whether or not Jesus was a Jew. Himmler sent the answer through a member of his staff: ‘Most certainly, dear boy, Jesus was not a Jew.’ Himmler favoured adapting Christian ceremonies and festivals to Teutonic forms - for example, ceremonies for christening and burial stressing the affinity between the individual and the nation. He turned Christmas into a Teutonic feast, and he gave a Teutonic form of candlestick, called a Jul-Leuchter, as his normal Christmas present. ([Location 4856](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004ULMIOG&location=4856))