It's ba-a-ck! Mein Kampf returns to Germany
Hitler's manifesto hit shelves Friday in annotated edition
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“Mein Kampf,” Hitler’s notorious writings about his political ideology, out of print since the 1940s, has returned to print in Germany, with some lauding the accomplishment as a way to understand better the Nazi thinking and agenda.
Others say that’s just bunk.
Jan Markell, of Olive Tree Ministries, worked with Holocaust survivor Anita Dittman to create a book and movie, both titled “Trapped in Hitler’s Hell,” that describes that era in Germany.
“Will the ghost of Adolph Hitler never die?” she told WND. “Likely not as anti-Semitism never dies. Satan keeps it alive as he thinks he can actually destroy the Jewish people and upset the end-time plan of God. He will be surprised. He can harm the ‘apple of God’s eye,’ but he cannot destroy them.”
The new book, actually a text in two volumes, hit shelves in Germany starting Friday, published by the Munich-based Institute for Contemporary History.
“It is as though Germany has lost its mind,” Markell told WND. “First they welcome in thousands of Islamic refugees who are raping and pillaging. Now they bring back to life words that nearly destroyed Europe a generation ago.”
Andreas Wirsching, of the Institute for Contemporary History, said the annotated edition will allow for the “demystification” of the Nazi era product.
See “Trapped in Hitler’s Hell,” the book and movie that resulted when Jan Markell of Olive Tree had a conversation with Holocaust survivor Anita Dittman about her experiences.
“Champions of this say it will provide a greater understanding of the Nazi era,” Markell said. “We have a full understanding of it. There are legions of books and movies about it plus historical publications. It was a demon-inspired time and a precursor to the Islamo-Nazi movement of today. Radical Islamists have brought back this era.
“We’re at a time in history where people want a break from bad news. I am told daily by my ministry followers that they are ‘unplugging’ from the news because it is so dismal. To bring back this book from hell is to throw gasoline on the fires of this kind of sentiment that wants to detach from dark news.”
She continued, “I am a student of the Holocaust and I really believe in keeping this era on the minds of people! I have written a book about this time in history, published by WND. But this is no way to keep the memories alive! Let’s celebrate the lives of those who are still alive, those who liberated them, and honor the greatest generation in more productive ways.”
The Times of Israel reported that the publication came about because the copyright held by the German state of Bavaria, which had withheld permission for its publication, expired at the end of 2015.
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said it would be better to leave the book “where it belongs: the poison cabinet of history.”
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And Charlotte Knoblich, head of Munich’s Jewish community and commissioner for Holocaust memory at the World Jewish Congress, said the project is a slap in the fact to Holocaust survivors’ associations worldwide.
“The fact is, just dealing with the book raises interest in it – and that interest, for many, is not in the commentary but in the original text,” she told the Times.
The report said those supportive of discussing “Main Kampt” in schools include German education minister Johanna Wanka, who is of the same political party as Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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