Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like her work, some of it is amazing. Her films were ground breaking and deservedly award winning. You may disagree but you would have to agree that she has a h*** of a lot of chutzpah. John Collier > From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> > > 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. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html