Category: Racism & Nazism

Discover the controversies surrounding Waldorf schools and their ties to anthroposophy in Peter Bierl’s revealing exploration of this educational system.

A group called Concerned Parents of Color wrote a letter to the Waldorf school’s administrators listing dozens of racist incidents students or their families had experienced. Parent Rolando Brown questioned the sincerity of Waldorf’s response to their concerns, wondering why the teachers had not been a part of the conversation.

Explore the complex relationship between anthroposophy, Waldorf education, and National Socialism, revealing surprising similarities that led to opposition.

Discover the shocking truth behind a Steiner school as parents unveil a disturbing side to Rudolf Steiner’s writings. Uncover the effects of racism and staff exodus in this eye-opening expose.

Ansgar Martins has written a perceptive and provocative book about a topic many prefer to avoid: Rudolf Steiner’s racial teachings, a perennial bone of contention between anthroposophists and their critics. It is a sober and discerning account, by far the best to appear from an anthroposophist publisher, and a noteworthy contribution to the historical literature…

The foremost anthroposophical race theorist in Germany after Steiner’s death was Richard Karutz (1867-1945), a prominent Waldorf spokesman and supporter of Nazism. He participated in a seminar at the Goetheanum in 1920, moved from Lübeck to Stuttgart in 1921 to be closer to the center of anthroposophical activity in Germany, and moved again to Dresden…

Translated by Tom Mellett, this urgent appeal to Adolf Hitler seeks to overturn the termination of the Anthroposophical Society due to unfounded reasons.

Learn about the history of antisemitism in Central Europe and the challenges faced by Jews seeking emancipation in this insightful excerpt from Steven Beller’s book.

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Includes an analysis of the role of Anthroposophists in contemporary Neo-Nazi movements–see the section “Anthroposophy and the World League for the Protection of Life.”

Waldorf school teachers and administrators (as well as most parents) failed to grasp the true ideological and political nature of National Socialism. In their attempt to cooperate with the regime’s Gleichschaltung policies they were misled by its ideas of national renewal and Volksgemeinschaft, and its polycratic character of administration – and, thus, fell victim to…