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Nazi-era burning of books a "shame," president says

                   
nwsource.com
May 10, 2008
        
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Germany's president on Friday spoke of his country's shame for the book burnings that were an emblematic step in the Nazis' seizure of power... ... By HOLGER MEHLIG The Associated Press BERLIN — Germany's president on Friday spoke of his country's shame for the book... [read full story]                    

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The Urge to Burn Books

 thetyee.ca May 12, 2008
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Germans mark 75th anniversary of Nazi book burning

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The Urge to Burn Books

thetyee.ca
May 12, 2008
        

Notes on the Nazi bonfire, 75 years later. ... TheTyee.ca May 12, 2008Some things I take personally. So, whenever people burn books -- whether it's the ancient library of Alexandria, Egypt going up in flames nearly two millennia in the past, or the 2003 torching of the...

Germany marks Nazi book burnings

politicalgateway.com
May 11, 2008
        

Cities across Germany have held ceremonies to observe the anniversary of the Nazi Party's book burning campaign, Deutsche Welle said Sunday. ... The German broadcaster said Saturday's ceremonies in Berlin and elsewhere marked the 75th anniversary of the book burnings on...

Germany marks Nazi book burnings

upi.com
May 11, 2008
        

BERLIN, May 11 (UPI) -- Cities across Germany have held ceremonies to observe the anniversary of the Nazi Party's book burning campaign, Deutsche Welle said Sunday. ... The German broadcaster said Saturday's ceremonies in Berlin and elsewhere marked the 75th anniversary...

Germans mark 75th anniversary of Nazi book burning

dw-world.de
May 10, 2008
        

Gatherings have been held in Berlin and other German cities to mark the 75th anniversary of the book burnings under the Nazi regime. The main event was held at the same square in the capital where the most infamous of the book burnings took place, just months after Adolf...

                   

Book Burning

mideastyouth.com
May 10, 2008
        

“We recall today with shame that 75 years ago - not just here in Berlin, but in all of Germany - tens of thousands applauded and cheered as the books of Erich Kaestner, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Kurt Tucholsky and many others were thrown into the fire by the Nazis” said today the German...

Germany marks Nazi book burning era

abc.net.au
May 10, 2008
        

Ceremonies are being held in Germany today to mark the 75th anniversary of the burning of thousands of books organised by the Nazis three months after Adolf Hitler came to power. ... The works of eminent German language authors such as Sigmund Freud and Heinrich Heiner...

Germans mark 75th anniversary of Nazi book burning

earthtimes.org
May 10, 2008
        

Berlin - Gatherings were held Saturday in Berlin and other German university cities to mark the 75th anniversary of the book burning conducted at the behest of the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler in central Berlin. The day was commemorated at Berlin's Be...