“Perhaps I do not speak as a true German should. But if to be more German means to be less human, I can make only one choice.”
—Thomas Mann.
OF THE HITLERITE REGIME
“The ridiculous, senseless, foolish, stupidity of a regime that has taken charge of a great country.”
“The Nazi crusade is directed against a whole people, whether loyal or whether not; and apparently the ones that are suffering the most are the ones who have been the most loyal.”
—Al Smith.
“The German racial theory is a new blood count—a new spiritual leprosy visited upon us. It is a heresy against civilization.”
—Abba Hillel Silver.
“The destiny of the Jews in Germany is not death but triumph and survival.”
—Bainbridge Colby.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
