Was Hitler Jewish?

Although we cannot know for sure, there is no conclusive proof that Hitler was Jewish.  For a detailed discussion of this question, follow the link below.

In general, the claim that Hitler was Jewish arose from the fact that the identity of his paternal grandfather was not (and still is not) known.  Hitler’s paternal grandmother worked as a domestic in the home of a wealthy Jew.  This could have meant that some male member of that family was Hitler’s grandfather.

More recently, DNA evidence from people known to be related to Hitler have shown DNA that is commonly found in North Africans and Jews.  However, this DNA is not only found in such people, which means that there is no clear proof that Hitler had any Jewish ancestry.

The idea that Hitler was Jewish came largely from political enemies who wanted to discredit Hitler.  While the idea cannot be disproven with certainty, mainstream historians do not accept the claim that Hitler had Jewish ancestry.