In 1893, Fritsch published his most famous work, "The Handbook of the Jewish Question" which leveled a number of conspiratorial charges at European Jews and called upon Germans to refrain from intermingling with them. Vastly popular, the book was read by millions and was in its 49th edition by 1944 (330,000 copies). The ideas espoused by the work greatly influenced Hitler and the Nazis during their rise to power after World War I. Fritsch also founded an anti-semitic journal - the "Hammer" (in 1902) and this became the basis of a movement, the Reichshammerbund, in 1912.