Original: In 1933, the Nazis banned and burned Remarque's works, and issued propaganda stating that he was a descendant of French Jews and that his real last name was Kramer, a Jewish-sounding name, his original name spelled backwards.
Simplified: In 1933, the Nazis banned and burned Remarque's works. In the materials, they said that he was a descendant of French Jews and that his real last name was Kramer, his original name spelled backwards.