A local German court has sentenced Franz Kroner to eleven months in prison on three different charges connected with insulting a Jew.
Kroner repeatedly told Richard Stern that “not nearly enough Jews had been gassed” by the Nazis and that “of all those who survived, Stern ought to be gassed immediately.” The intervention of the Association of Jewish Communities of Hesse, a co-complainant in the case, is credited with having obtained the stiff sentence passed on Kroner.
As the Year Turns, Support the Journalism You Trust. JTA covers the stories shaping Jewish life around the world — with the depth this moment calls for. As you reflect on the year ahead, consider a gift that keeps independent Jewish journalism strong.
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.
