WJC News Update – Hollywood collaborated with Hitler during 1930s, scholar claims

2013. július 2 15:10

WJC News Update – Hollywood collaborated with Hitler during 1930s, scholar claims

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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 02 July 2013

Hollywood collaborated with Hitler during 1930s, scholar claims

Harvard scholar Ben Urwand has alleged in a book that the executives of major Hollywood film studios, including Jews, collaborated with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler during the 1930s.

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