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   Sharon Machlis (smach@masto.machlis.com)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 14:58:35 JST Sharon Machlis

   • mekka okereke :verified:
   • Juno Jove

   @mekkaokereke @jupiter Not much history of Americans who supported Hitler is taught in the US.

   * Henry Ford, a virulent antisemite, was an inspiration to Hitler and received the Nazi regime's highest honor for foreigners. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/henry-ford-anti-semitism/675911/?gift=Vw7jowAt4TJWcg2vvOSAndW9IYjhKgBbwPuzrmkBZIc&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

   * Many know of Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics. Fewer know that the US replaced 2 Jewish runners at the last minute (Owens objected but was overruled) https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/31/sport/germany-berlin-jewish-olympics-maccabi/index.html

   * There was a big pro-Hitler rally in NY in 1939 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-hold-nazi-rally-in-madison-square-garden

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     Sharon Machlis (smach@masto.machlis.com)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 14:58:34 JST Sharon Machlis

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     • Juno Jove

     @mekkaokereke @jupiter Ford's pro-Nazi activities does not seem to have diminished his reputation much in America. I learned about Ford's factory assembly lines in school. The Nazi stuff I learned elsewhere.
     There's still a major hospital bearing his name in Detroit.

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     • Juno Jove

     @mekkaokereke @jupiter Jesse Owens is a real hero in my eyes, not only for what he achieved at the Olympics and elsewhere, but for being such an ally to his Jewish teammates in Berlin in 1936.

     Glickman later recalled Owens saying: ”Coach, I’ve won three gold medals. Let Marty and Sam run. They deserve it."

     Owens tried to give up his chance for his 4th gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay race to be an ally for his teammates. What an incredibly selfless act.

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