The Frankfurter Zeitung was a German newspaper that appeared from 1856 to 1943. It emerged from a market letter that was published in Frankfurt. During the Third Reich it was considered to be the only mass publication not completely controlled by the Reichspropagandaministerium under Joseph Goebbels. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Main Station Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... The Propagandaministerium () (or State Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda), under the direction of Joseph Goebbels, was established by the Nazi regime in Germany during the Third Reich to direct sand control the content of the press, literature, visual arts, film, theater and music. ... Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was Adolf Hitlers Propaganda Minister (see Propagandaministerium) in Nazi Germany. ...

History

After the foundation of the German Empire in 1871, the Frankfurter Zeitung became an important mouthpiece of the liberal bourgeois extra-parliamentary opposition. Even before 1914 and then during World War I it advocated peace in Europe. Motto: Gott mit Uns (German: God with us”) Anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz (unofficial) Territory of the German Empire in 1914, prior to World War I Capital Berlin Language(s) Official: German Unofficial minority languages: Polish (Posen, Lower Silesia,Upper Silesia, Masuria) French (Alsace-Lorraine) Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor  - 1871... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... {{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict = World War I |partof = |image = |caption = Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks...

During the period of the Weimar Republic the paper was treated with hostility by nationalist circles because in 1918 it had pronounced itself in favour of the Treaty of Versailles. At that time it no longer stood in opposition to the government and supported Gustav Stresemann's policy of reconciliation. Anthem: Das Lied der Deutschen The Länder of Germany during the Weimar Republic, with the Free State of Prussia (Freistaat Preußen) as the largest Capital Berlin Language(s) German Government Republic President  - 1919-1925 Friedrich Ebert  - 1925-1933 Paul von Hindenburg Chancellor  - 1919 Philipp Scheidemann  - 1933 Adolf Hitler... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Treaty of Versailles (3010) was the peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allied and Central Powers and the German Empire. ... Gustav Stresemann (May 10, 1878 – October 3, 1929) was a German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Secretary during the Weimar Republic. ...

The Frankfurter Zeitung was one of the few democratic papers of that time. It was known in particular for its feuilleton, in which works of most of the great minds of the Weimar Republic were published. Democracy (literally rule by the people, from the Greek δημοκρατία-demokratia demos, people, and kratos, rule) is a form of government by the will of the people. ... Feuilleton (a diminutive of French feuillet, the leaf of a book) was originally a kind of supplement attached to the political portion of French newspapers. ...

After the seizure of power by the Nazis, several Jewish contributors had to leave the Frankfurter Zeitung, among them such famous people as Siegfried Kracauer and Walter Benjamin. At first the paper was protected by Joseph Goebbels, because it was convenient for propaganda abroad. In 1943 though the Frankfurter Zeitung was banned by Adolf Hitler. National Socialism redirects here. ... This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... Siegfried Kracauer (February 8, 1889, Frankfurt am Main, Germany - November 26, 1966, New York) was a journalist, sociologist, and film critic. ... Walter Benjamin (July 15, 1892 – September 27, 1940) was a German Marxist literary critic, essayist, translator, and philosopher. ... Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was Adolf Hitlers Propaganda Minister (see Propagandaministerium) in Nazi Germany. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Hitler redirects here. ...

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung considers itself as a sort-of successor organisation, as many former journalists of the Frankfurter Zeitung helped to launch it after 1946. Publishing house in Frankfurt am Main The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) is an influential high-quality national German newspaper, founded in 1949. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

When the famous German writer Hermann Hesse wrote for the Frankfurter Zeitung, Jewish refugees in France accused him of supporting the Nazis. He did not openly oppose this. Hermann Hesse in 1927 Hermann Hesse (pronounced ) (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter who became a Swiss citizen. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...

Famous authors of the Frankfurter Zeitung

• Theodor Adorno
• Walter Benjamin
• Franz Blei
• Alfred Döblin
• Lion Feuchtwanger
• Erich Kästner
• Editha Klipstein
• Annette Kolb
• Siegfried Kracauer
• Ernst Kreuder
• Heinrich Mann
• Thomas Mann
• Sandor Marai
• Franz Mehring
• Soma Morgenstern
• Alfred Polgar
• Joseph Roth
• Anna Seghers
• Heinrich Schirmbeck
• Dolf Sternberger
• Carl Zuckmayer
• Stefan Zweig