RE: [Leica] Slave Labor Lawsuits

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

Tuesday's Wall Street Journal (the print edition, anyway --- I don't
subscribe to the online edition) mentioned that Leica Camera had been named
as a defendant in one of the lawsuits that had been filed this week. They
also noted a statement from the company that Ernst Leitz had saved a number
of employees from the camps, and had been imprisoned for it. See what
develops.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 1:17 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Slave Unit
>
>
> This is the second time you've posted this particular message. I've been
> looking for the past two days for the story and am unable to find
> it on the
> AP wire as carried at the NY Times site. There was a story there about VW
> and Mercedes, but no mention of Leitz or any other optical
> manufacturer. Nor
> have I heard any such mention in a number of radio reports, including a
> quite extensive story on NPR.
>
> As this is a touchy subject around here, it would be nice to lay the story
> to rest as apocryphal, or get more details.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
> Afterswift@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 3:22 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Slave Unit
>
>
> Fellow Leicaphiles,
>
> I call your attention to the following AP article published on the AOL
> Today's
> News channel. What do you make of it? Hdden in there is something about
> Leica
> Wetzlar (Leitz).
>
> VW To Be Sued Over WWII Labor
>
> By CHELSEA J. CARTER
> .c The Associated Press
>
> Best,
> Bob
>
>