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Subject: Vs: [Leica] Re: Leni Riefenstahl exhibit in New York
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.m.korhonen@uusikaupunki.fi>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 10:57:28 +0100

Talking about nameless staying nameless - who´s this?
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

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Lähettäjä: Skifahrer <skifahrer@hotmail.com>
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Päivä: 09. maaliskuuta 2002 2:00
Aihe: [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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