In a message dated Tue, 2 Apr 2002  9:54:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> Something that suddenly struck me: Hitler's mother (or was it his
> grandmother?) was Jewish (something he was careful not to mention, of
> course). Had he survived the war, the Law of Return would
> have given him the
> right to come live in Israel...

If you are looking for reasons that people wonder about your feelings about
Jews this would be a good place to start. This flip joke is hurtful. It
displays an insensitivity to the feelings of Jews concerning Hitler.

Me:
It also displays a rather astonishing ignorance of history since it is not,
of course, true.  Neither his mother or his grandmother were Jewish.

Gautam

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