The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz: The Jewish Engineer Behind Hitler's Volkswagen

With Paul Schilperoord, a European journalist, science and technology writer, and car expert. In this visual talk, learn about the life story of Josef Ganz, a Jewish designer from Frankfurt, who in May 1931 created a revolutionary small car: the Maikäfer (German for May bug) and his influence on the VW Beetle. Although it is common knowledge that Adolf Hitler commissioned Ferdinand Porsche to develop the Volkswagen with state funding, most people are not aware that Hitler poached the Volkswagen idea from this Jewish engineer.