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Because of Germany’s history, publishing it there again at a time of rising anti-Semitism would be a travesty. Only recently, Germany elected a neo-Nazi deputy to the European Parliament, showing that the Hitler virus has yet to be stamped out.
Sadly, we have seen how e-book versions of “Mein Kampf” shot to the top of best-seller lists a few months ago. What would the Holocaust survivors and their relatives think if they visit a German bookstore and see Hitler’s book on the shelves?
We must do everything we can to prevent the publication and mass distribution of “Mein Kampf.” We owe it to Hitler’s victims.
Ronald S. Lauder
President, World Jewish Congress
New York, July 8, 2014
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/opinion/publishing-mein-kampf-in-germany.html?ref=opinion