Yes it was - but it didn&#x27;t start with them. <i>The Protocols of the Elders of Zion</i>, which was published in 1903 in Russia, kicked off that particular idea - and the nazis just ran with what popular thought already held.<p>Also, true - going back to my grandmother, she&#x27;s a raving anti-Semite, but has a Jewish daughter in law - and (now deceased) husband. The cognitive dissonance required is incredible, but common. She&#x27;ll rant over the dinner table about &quot;the Jews&quot; who are ruining the world - always followed up with a &quot;not you, dear&quot;.