Word: hanfstaenglã
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...Rabbi Joseph Shubow, who confronted Hanfstaengl in Harvard Yard, did not merely express “concerns” over Jews’ treatment, as Grynbaum alleges, but, as the press at the time noted, “trembl[ed] violently,” demanded to know whether Hanfstaengl??s remarks about German Jews’ situation meant “extermination.” Although the Nazis were savagely beating Jews in the streets and had expelled Jews from the professions and university faculties, Grynbaum suggests it was acceptable for Harvard to extend a warm welcome...
...When Hanfstaengl??s 25th class reunion approached, he was invited by class marshal Elliott Carr Cutler, Class of 1909, to act as a vice marshal at the reunion. His reputation as a consummate Ivy Leaguer superseded concerns about anti-Semitism among students and faculty...
...Harvard affiliates were happy to see their institution warmly welcoming a prominent Nazi. News of Hanfstaengl??s invitation spurred a flurry of protests from Jewish alumni and anti-Nazi student groups...
Some students spoke out in favor of Hanfstaengl??s appearance, notably the editorial staff of The Crimson. In a June 13, 1934 editorial, Crimson editors argued that “if Herr Hanfstaengl is to be received at all, it should be with the marks of honor appropriate to his high position in the government of a friendly country.” The Crimson also referred to Nazi Germany in an editorial as a “great and proud nation...
...There certainly was a strain of anti-Semitism that was quite pervasive, although not talked about very much,” said John T. Bethell ’54, author of Harvard Observed and former editor of Harvard Magazine. Indeed, Hanfstaengl??s invitation wasn’t the only nod to Nazism on display at the commencement: the Class of 1924 celebrated their tenth reunion by goose-stepping into Harvard Stadium for the playful Class Day exercises, holding their hands in a mock Nazi salute. The incident was blithely described by The New York Times in its account...