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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leni Riefenstahl exhibit in New York
From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 17:06:21 -0800 (PST)

I agree. The irony is that one can never change
others' political view; especially on this kind of
plateform.

- --- "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Any chance we can nip this new Leni Riefenstahl
> thread in the bud?
> 
> Why not post away on this subject to your hearts
> content at the Lug Forum?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Greg
> 
> Skifahrer wrote:
> 
> >Well, Nathan,
> >Considering that Leni Riefenstahl in my opinion was
> a true artist, you
> >try to politicalize her work. Shame on YOU who
> lives today and accepts
> >that thousands of Palestinians get murdered by the
> new Nazi class. From
> >victims to murders in only 60 years... You live
> today. Start doing
> >something about it! Start fighting against
> state-terrorisme by Israel !
> >
> >Skifahrer
> >
> >PS: I really like your pictures :-)
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On
> Behalf Of Nathan
> >Wajsman
> >Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 12:01 AM
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leni Riefenstahl exhibit
> in New York
> >
> >
> >Right on, B.D.!
> >
> >I have never understood the fascination some people
> have with this
> >mediocre Nazi propagandist.
> >
> >Nathan
> >
> >"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> >
> >>Alan - You may be Jewish, but why does that give
> you the right to say 
> >>"no political discussions?"
> >>
> >>I, personally, think that the Holocaust Museum
> should refuse any 
> >>donations raised from the sale of Riefenstahl
> prints - particularly 
> >>because, as you note, the donations are not being
> made by that Nazi 
> >>bitch, who is pocketing all her share, but rather
> by the gallery, 
> >>which is, quite obviously, paying blood money in
> the hopes of ducking 
> >>controversy.
> >>
> >>Enjoy your prints. And when you gaze fondly upon
> them, think of how 
> >>many Jews may have died in the camps as a result
> of Riefenstahls 
> >>photographs helping to shore up support for the
> Nazi regime. ;-)
> >>
> >>B. D.
> >>Who would much rather own and hang a George
> Rodgers print of death 
> >>camp survivors than a Leni Riefennazi print of
> gorgeous Aryan 
> >>athletes.
> >>
> >
> >--
> >Nathan Wajsman
> >Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
> >
> >e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
> >
> >Photo-A-Week:
> http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm
> >General photo site:
> http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm
> >
> >
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