03-02-2008, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Hugo de Balsac
.... in fact, Leni Riefenstahl was Jewish.
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Really!?! I suspect she'd be as surprised as I was......
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Riefenstahl, it seems clear, was not a virulent antisemite. As she mentioned whenever the opportunity arose, she had Jewish friends, colleagues and even, in her youth, a Jewish lover. Bach makes the case that Riefenstahl was not motivated by political or racist zeal. Rather, she glorified Hitler because she was an opportunist with no moral compass. It was her lifelong ambition to become a famous artist — and if cozying up to the Führer was her best chance at fame, then ethics be damned.
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"The Real Leni Riefenstahl - Forward.com" |
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