Nazi links may torpedo Schaeffler's hopes of a government bailout
(NEWSER) - A German auto parts firm's hopes of a government bailout have been dealt a serious blow with the discovery that it used the hair of Auschwitz prisoners to make fabric, the Independent reports. The Schaeffler company denies the accusations, but an Auschwitz historian says two tons of hair, shaved from some 40,000 prisoners before they were gassed, was found in one of the firm's factories after the war. More»