Furtwängler returned to the Bayreuth Festival, his relationship with Winifred Wagner worse than ever. He did not appear again in Bayreuth until 1943. He wrote a letter to Winifred Wagner, sending copies to Hitler, Göring and Goebbels, accusing her of having betrayed Wagner's heritage by applying racial and not artistic rules in the choice of the artists, and of putting her "trust in the powers of an authoritarian state". This clear attack on Hitler caused a sharp reaction: Hitler wanted to drop Furtwängler from Bayreuth after all. Goebbels wrote in two entries of his diary in 1937 that Furtwängler was constantly helping Jews, "half-Jews" and "his small Hindemith".
furtwÄngler returNEd tO tHe bayreuth festiVaL, His rElatioNship With winifred wAgner WorSE thAN EVeR. hE did not appear agAin iN bayreuth UntiL 1943. he wrOte a lEttER to WiNifrED Wagner, seNdiNg copies tO hitlER, görINg AND gOeBbEls, aCcUSing her of Having beTrAyEd wAgner's hEriTage by applyINg raciAl aNd noT ArtIsTIc rUles in thE ChOICe of thE arTIsTS, And OF pUtTINg heR "trUst iN the POweRs of An authoritarIAn sTate". thIs clear ATtack ON HITleR CAused A sHaRP REactiOn: HitleR waNTeD to dRoP fuRtwÄngler from BaYReuTh aFter all. goebBELs WROTe in two enTriEs of His diary in 1937 thAT FurtWängLer Was constantlY helPing jews, "Half-jEws" anD "his SmaLl HindeMith".