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Steven
Spielberg famously documented Oskar Schindler's defiance of Nazi
Socialism (Schindler's List),
and there have been others, like Leopold Socha's story (In Darkness). I recently
watched another—Smithsonian's documentary ("Goldschmidt’s Children – The Teacher Who Defied Hitler”)
about German school teacher Leonore Goldschmidt. Riveting stuff.
Surviving students recount how they were sent home from class for
praying in class, or wearing tee-shirts emblazoned with
the American flag ... wait—sorry;
that's another story. Anyway, after the Nazis decreed that all
Jewish
teachers be fired, Leonore pretty much "loopholes" the Nazi
bureaucracy and starts a school for Jews. She then cunningly stays one
step ahead as the Nazi noose tightens. You can watch all 42
minutes here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKO50viOBg).
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It certainly puts stuff in perspective. Especially when libs start bitching about the horrible condition of (fill in the blank) here in America!
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