Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nazi Leicas
From: Ruralmopics@aol.com
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:19:37 EST

In a message dated 11/24/99 1:14:50 PM, megamax@abacom.com writes:

>In delving deeper into the history of Ernst Leitz Wetzlar
>during the war, I've learned that the company was certainly
>better than most German firms in its treatment of Jews
>and other targets of the Nazis


Somehow I remember some story about the Leica company giving its Jewish 
employees a camera to sell when they hit the American shores. Is this just 
company propaganda. 

Sorry if this has already been mentioned. I wasn't really paying attention.

Bob (doesn't know his Leica history) McEowen