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Hessy Levinsons Taft

German-Jewish model and chemist

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born
1934
died
2026
age at death
91
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chemist, model, university teacher

1934 – 2026

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Hessy Levinsons Taft was a German Jew who was featured as an infant in Nazi propaganda after her photo won a contest to find "the most beautiful Aryan baby" in 1935. Taft's image was subsequently distributed widely by the Nazi Party in a variety of materials, such as magazines and postcards, to promote Aryanism.

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