Chapter
The Great Riemann Hoax
27:05 - 29:52 (02:46)
A former student of Bruno's inserts false information into the upcoming release of a new edition of Hugo Riemann's music lexicon to get back at him, while the Hydrick family awaits the release of the much-anticipated German encyclopedia of music and musicians.
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This episode tells the story of the Hydrick family's tragedy when Bruno Hydrick, a composer-loving and patriotic German family's son, was labelled as a Jewish composer in the most popular German encyclopedia of music and musicians.
27:05 - 28:20 (01:14)
Summary
This episode tells the story of the Hydrick family's tragedy when Bruno Hydrick, a composer-loving and patriotic German family's son, was labelled as a Jewish composer in the most popular German encyclopedia of music and musicians. This erroneous, hateful listing drove the family to despair and suicide.
ChapterThe Great Riemann Hoax
EpisodePart One: The Young, Evil God of Death: Reinhard Heydrich
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Hydra's family was extremely anti-Semitic and they placed a great deal of importance on denying rumors about their beliefs throughout the war years, even going so far as to sue an encyclopedia for libel.
28:20 - 29:52 (01:32)
Summary
The Hydra's family was extremely anti-Semitic and they placed a great deal of importance on denying rumors about their beliefs throughout the war years, even going so far as to sue an encyclopedia for libel. The question remains whether their beliefs exceeded the background level of anti-Semitism in German Catholic Protestant culture.