Were there any high-ranking Nazis with Jewish ancestry?

There were no openly jewish people and very few people of partially jewish background in positions of power in the Third Reich. The most prominent person with a partially jewish background was Erhard Milch. Milch is first on the left. read more

There were no openly jewish people and very few people of partially jewish background in positions of power in the Third Reich. The most prominent person with a partially jewish background was Erhard Milch. read more

There were rumors around Heydrich that he had Jewish ancestory. But being the head of the SD the rumors were easy suppressed and it would have taken a foolhardy if brave individual to re-hash them. In any case it was not enough Jewish blood to cause Heydrich any permanent problems. read more

While the Nazis barred Jews from joining the party, along with isolating them from German society, there were a very few Jews who slipped through the cracks. These were people whose Jewish ancestry was not documented in a way that the Nazis could get to their records, or who actively hid their backgrounds. read more