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The Nazi séance : the strange story of the Jewish psychic in Hitler's circle / Arthur J. Magida.

Publication | Library Call Number: BF1283.H235 M34 2011

Erik Jan Hannussen, a popular Jewish stage magician and mentalist from Austria, wowed audiences and amassed a small fortune in the 1920s and 30s. Perhaps his greatest trick, however, was that of becoming Hitler's personal psychic and advisor, moving comfortably in Nazi circles for many years while hiding his Jewish heritage.

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Format
Book
Author/Creator
Magida, Arthur J.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Locale
Austria
Germany
Language
English

About This Publication

Physical Description
269 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Contents
"One of the finest liars in Europe"
The psychic gravedigger
"A conjuror is an actor playing the part of a magician"
The iron queen and the Jewish Samson
The king of everything
Hitler : "there's room for a little subtlety"
"This man is in league with the Devil"
Triumph in Berlin
An alliance of scoundrels
The noose tightens
The Fuehrer's court Jew
The fire that killed a country
A ride to a wild prison
Three bullets in the woods
The view from Italy.
ISBN
9780230620537
0230620531 (hbk)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"One of the finest liars in Europe" -- The psychic gravedigger -- "A conjuror is an actor playing the part of a magician" -- The iron queen and the Jewish Samson -- The king of everything -- Hitler : "there's room for a little subtlety" -- "This man is in league with the Devil" -- Triumph in Berlin -- An alliance of scoundrels -- The noose tightens -- The Fuehrer's court Jew -- The fire that killed a country -- A ride to a wild prison -- Three bullets in the woods -- The view from Italy.

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