Maria Anne Hirschmann is a

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author and public speaker on Christian subjects. Hirschmann was caught in the events of World War II when the

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invaded

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and the local

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population came under the influence of

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. When the

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came, she managed to escape to American-occupied Germany, or

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. In 1955 she emigrated to America as a teacher and wrote a book about her life, originally published as ''I Changed Gods'', and more popularly published later as ''

Hansi, The Girl Who Loved the Swastika ''Hansi: The Girl who Loved the Swastika'' is an autobiographical book by Czech-born American author Maria Anne Hirschmann. Originally published as ''I Changed Gods in 1968'', it was more popularly released in 1973 as ''Hansi: The Girl Who Loved ...

'' in 1973. According to her Amazon bio, the book sold more than 400,000 copies. Later editions are titled ''Hansi: The Girl who Left the Swastika''. It was also published as a comic book by

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. Hirschmann founded Hansi Ministries in 1974. In 2009, Hirschmann's scheduled appearance at a

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was canceled after

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religion columnist Mark Barna quoted her as saying "

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is the result of a trend in America that is going away from the Judeo-Christian ethic. Obama is a socialist, one step from communism. He could pave the way for a future Antichrist. Obama scares me because he has no record and people flock to him. Hitler also had no record, people flocked to him and both wrote a book. Christians laid flat and Hitler came to power, just like with Obama. Obama is the result of the secular news media brain washing America. The media put Obama into power. He is so inexperienced." She clarified her views about the president in her February 2009 newsletter stating the adulation he received "reminded me of former times in Germany when Adolf Hitler was selected in a jubilant election to become the new leader of Germany, and within short years also the 'Fuehrer' for Austria and Czechoslovakia, etc. I was accused that I called Obama another Hitler, but I never did that. I am still not saying such a thing, but I do pray for President Obama very often; he needs it."

Published works

Books

''I Changed Gods,'' Pacific Press Pub. Association, 1968. ''Hansi: The Girl Who Loved the Swastika'', Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois, 1973. ''Hansi's New Life'', Revell, 1975. ''Please Don't Shoot! : I'm Already Wounded: The Story of A Heartbreak and A Ministry'', Tyndal House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois, 1979. ''Learn of Me'' (co-author Betty Pershing), Hansi Ministries, 1979. ''Will the East Wind Blow?: Hansi reports on the Middle East,'' S.P.A.R.C. Pub. Co., 1979. ''Beyond Words - Bible Pictures for Daily Living, Volume 1 (co-author Betty Pershing)'', 2004. ''Whispering Streams - Bible Pictures for Daily Living, Volume 2'', 2004 ''Never Grow Old'', ForPress, 2011. As a Man Thinketh So Is He, ForPress, 2013. Cuándo murieron mis dioses.

Recordings

''Hansi: I Love You - A Patriotic Message'' ''The True American''

External links

Hansi Ministries

References

Living people Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century births {{World-War-II-bio-stub