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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leni Riefenstahl exhibit in New York
From: "Karina Klaas" <shutterbug@iinet.net.au>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 09:47:54 +1100
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Oh, no.......I can feel a bullet proof vest coming on!

Karina

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Skifahrer" <skifahrer@hotmail.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 11:28 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leni Riefenstahl exhibit in New York


> 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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