Edgar Feuchtwanger

Edgar Feuchtwanger

Edgar Feuchtwanger outside Hitler's former home

Writer and Historian

Edgar Feuchtwanger was born in Munich in 1924. He immigrated to England in 1939, studied at Cambridge University and taught history at the University of Southampton until retiring in 1989. In 2003, he received the Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany for promoting Anglo-German relations.

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Works
Image of Hitler, My Neighbor: Memories of a Jewish Childhood, 1929-1939
Interviews
Adolph Hitler The Nazi Next Door

If hate moved next door, would you recognize it? Edgar Feuchtwanger was a young Jewish boy living in Munich when Adolf Hitler moved into the building across the street. Edgar recalls the horror of watching Hitler's rise to power.
Shows
Facing hatred head-on How Do You Face The Hate On Your Doorstep?