Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, >From what has been posted here (see Marc's post), both firms behaved in as decent a fashion during the Nazi era as was possible. I am a son of a Holocaust survivor, but I have no ethical problems with being a Leica and Rollei user. I also frequently travel to Germany and enjoy my visits and the interaction with the people. I cannot possibly blame today's Germans for the sins of their fathers and grandfathers, especially given the extent to which modern Germany has sought to come to terms with its past. I have much more trouble with countries like Austria which portray themselves as victims of the Nazis while in reality they were enthusiastic collaborators. And of course in Austria you have a guy like Jörg Heider getting 27% of the national vote. For those reasons, I do not own any Riedel wine glasses (wine is my other passion) even if they are acknowledged to be the best. Nathan Douglas Cooper wrote: > For me it's not so much a question of owning these things, as identifying so > strongly with them. I consider myself a Leica/Rollei photographer, and > that's what makes me a bit nervous. > > Does anyone here have more information on Leica's activities during the War? > It does seem that they were an unusually decent group of people, for the > most part, if the story I heard is true. > > > Douglas Cooper > http://www.dysmedia.com - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/