A German Criminal Court has acquitted Nazi Germany’s leading film producer, Veit Harlan, of a charge of committing a crime against humanity in making the film “Jew Suess,” to support the Nazi anti-Jewish campaign. The prosecutor, who had asked for a two-year jail sentence for the film producer, said he would consider an appeal.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
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.
