German Jewish leaders are criticizing a film about Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, saying it gives the infamous doctor a posthumous platform for his warped views on eugenics. But German critics are applauding “Nothing but the Truth” for forcing the country to come to grips with its Nazi past. Mengele, nicknamed the “Angel of Death,” is notorious for his experiments on children, twins and the handicapped.
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