Hitler Exhibit Explores a Wider Circle of Guilt By MICHAEL SLACKMAN October 15, 2010
BERLIN - As artifacts go, they are mere trinkets - an old purse, playing cards, a lantern. Even the display that caused the crowds to stop and stare is a simple embroidered tapestry, stitched by village women. But the exhibits that opened Friday at the German Historical Museum are intentionally prosaic: they emphasize the everyday way that ordinary Germans once accepted, and often celebrated, Hitler. The household items had Nazi logos and colors. The tapestry, a tribute to the union of church, state and party, was woven by a church congregation at the behest of their priest. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/world/europe/16hitler.html _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
