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Dates: during 1958-1958
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...Zind was drinking champagne and schnapps in an Offenburg bar when a stranger strolled in, and Zind invited him over. The pair got along famously until 2 a.m., and then Zind began to discourse on his favorite subject: his hatred of Jews. "I ought to tell you," said Kurt Lieser, 47, the stranger, "that I spent the war in a concentration camp, and am Jewish." "What?" Zind exclaimed. "That means they forgot to gas you, too? The Nazis did not gas enough Jews." Two bar companions stepped in to prevent a fight, as Zind shouted: "And Israel-Israel should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEST GERMANY: The Ugly Scar | 4/21/1958 | See Source »

...Lieser protested to the state government of Baden-Württemberg. Nothing happened. When he pressed his case, officials, hoping to hush up the matter, tried to arrange a reconciliation between Lieser and Zind. But instead of apologizing, Zind snapped: "I would rather clean the streets than crawl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEST GERMANY: The Ugly Scar | 4/21/1958 | See Source »

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