>Painstaking scientific testing by a team of international experts has been able to debunk a rumour on whether Hitler had Jewish ancestry (he didn't)
Isn't this Elizabeth Warren and the Cherokee all over again? Jewishness isn't an identity based on genetic tests. The results might show that it's relatively likely or unlikely that some of his ancestors were Jewish, but they can't give any definitive answer on that point.
I've been running about the place defending the BBC in other comments, but maybe they could manage not to uncritically accept racial essentialism in an article about Hitler.
foldr•1h ago
Isn't this Elizabeth Warren and the Cherokee all over again? Jewishness isn't an identity based on genetic tests. The results might show that it's relatively likely or unlikely that some of his ancestors were Jewish, but they can't give any definitive answer on that point.
I mean, ok, there is stuff like the following, but it's somewhat controversial, no? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/12/what-do...
I've been running about the place defending the BBC in other comments, but maybe they could manage not to uncritically accept racial essentialism in an article about Hitler.