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Then They Came For Me:
Intolerance In Modern Germany |
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"In Germany the Nazis first came for the Communists and I didn't object
because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't
object because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I
didn't object because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the
Catholics, and I didn't object because I was a Protestant. Then they came
for me."
--Pastor Martin Niemoller, Dachau, Germany, 1941
Seventy years after Hitler came to power has Germany learned to be a more
tolerant nation that cares for the human rights and dignities of all people?
A startling number of politicians, religious leaders and intellectuals fear
the shocking answer may well be "no," and many predict that the days of the
Fourth Reich are not a nightmare but a very real vision of the future. Like
the Phoenix rising from the ashes, a groundswell of intolerance grew out of
the rubble of the Berlin Wall. The euphoric reunion of East and West, which
was seen as heralding a brighter Europe, has led to dark storm clouds of
discontent gathering over Germany.
In this hard-hitting and insightful television documentary, many prominent
political observers express their views of the present and concerns for the
future. They include Simon Wiesenthal, Hans Christian Kruger (Secretary
General of the Commission on Human Rights of the Council of Europe), Dr.
Manfred Schmidt (Head of the political science department of Heidelberg
University), Dr. Dieter Wild (Der Spiegel magazine), Ignatz Bubis (former
President of the Council of Jews in Germany), Mohammed Salim Abdullah (chief
archivist for the Islam World Congress), the outspoken Johannes Duba (the
Bishop of Fulda) and Wolfgang Utte (of the ultra right-wing Republikaner
Party in Bavaria).
This thought-provoking program details alarming trends in religious
suppression and personal freedoms. Extensively researched and filmed over
several months on location in Germany, Austria and France, and based on
original interviews, the show is presented by actor Robert Culp.
The world cannot imagine another Kristallnacht, yet already intolerance has
passed beyond idle rhetoric and flared into violent acts against innocent
victims in their homes and on the streets. This unrest is further evidenced
by the burning of buildings. Germany's oldest synagogue in the city of
Luebeck, was torched on the eve of Passover in 1994.
Although filmed nearly a decade ago, the lessons of this documentary bear
repeating. History must never be allowed to repeat itself.
LENGTH: 1 x 50 Minutes
ORDER CODE:JM20293DVD
DVD
ORDER CODE: JM20028V
VHS
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