| A work against anti-Semitism by Friedrich von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1873-1936). He came from an old traditional military family from Kassel, and he likewise began military training. After cadet school he served in a Hussar regiment. In a unfortunate riding accident he suffered heavy lasting injuries and his promising military career was suddenly terminated.
Von Oppeln-Bronikowski from 1896 to 1899 studied philosophy, and archaeology in Berlin. Afterwards he lived first in Italy and afterwards in Switzerland as a writer. In 1905 he returned to Berlin and published numerous novellas, Kurzgeschichten and novels. The subjects of his work were on the one hand military life and on the other hand Prussian history. The military author told military stories and treated topics from Prussian history and served thereby the interests of his time. Beyond that he wrote biographic and culture-historical essays.
Friedrich von Oppeln- Bronikowski translated a large selection of French and Belgian literature and was publisher of the works of Maurice Maeterlincks. From the Italian, he translated Niccolò Machiavellis The Prince. In 1914, at the beginning of the First World War, he was recalled into the military and served first in the general staff. From 1920 to 1923 he was active in the Foreign Office.
In his later work Friedrich von Oppeln-Bronikowski argued against anti-Semitism of Germany, especially with the writing of "Antisemitismus? An impartial examination" (1920) and "justice! To the solution of the Jew question" (1932) where he argued for impartial handling of Jews in Germany (the present work).
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