Word: passional
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...pictures of those unhappy children published in the German anti-Semitic newspaper of Mr. Streicher, and I had to read the incredible, cynical text beyond the pictures: "Look how the Reds in Spain kill their own children !" It was this cynicism of the enemy (and not an insane passion of mine for the "smell of blood") which decided me to enter the brigades which your reporter honored by the true remark that they were determined to make a living barrier of their bodies to keep Franco's Moors out of Madrid...
...farmer, self-educated, Publisher Thomas had a passion for information that was useful to the average man. Once a year for 54 years his almanac came forth to stir the imagination of its readers with notable anniversaries, give them the schedule of sunup and sundown, tell them the value of foreign gold...
...famed Passion Play of Oberammergau, Germany, is apparently acceptable to Adolf Hitler, but has been postponed this year on account of the war. Considered the most important of the Passion Plays, it was first produced in 1634. But in 1932 a troupe of Passion Players emigrated to the U. S. from Lünen, Germany, where they claimed their play had been given ever since 1242. One of them was Josef Meier, seventh-generation Passion Player. He had their drama translated into "American." with a reorganized troupe began acting it in various U. S. towns, and looking for a permanent...
There, during the past few summers, the Passion Play has been performed twice a week in clear, still air free from mosquitoes. The permanent cast of 23 has been swelled, for mob scenes, by local Protestants, Catholics, Jews. Audiences have included thousands of tourists, Wyoming cowboys, Dakota farmers...
Looking back on records such as these, 1940's voters could take some small pride in the fact that, in spite of partisan bitterness-in spite of ignorance, passion and hypocrisy-the Republic's affairs were not last week generally debated in such ignoble terms...