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American icon: Hitler's Jewish fan

Writer Gertrude Stein enjoyed the protection of French officials while others Jews died.

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Suppose someone proposed appointing Joseph Kony, the blood-soaked warlord who kidnaps children in Uganda, as the new children's welfare commissioner. I suspect we would want to what a possible reason could be for making such a proposal. Imagine former US president Richard Nixon was recommended as a symbol of probity in public office.  In this case, too, we would want to know who could ever think of such a thing. As fanciful as these examples are, there is a historical precedent.

In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler was recommended for the Nobel Peace Prize. As astounding as that is, even more jarring is how few people are aware of this. This indifference tells us something about our attitude to cultural icons.

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