Manga Mein Kampf Sweeps Japan

(NEWSER) - Hitler's autobiography-manifesto Mein Kampf has been strictly banned in Germany since the end of World War II, but a proposal to reprint it has the endorsement of the country's leading Jewish organization, among other groups, reports the Independent. "A historically critical edition needs to be prepared today to prevent neo-Nazis profiting from it," said the head of the Central Council of Jews. But politicians and many academics oppose the effort. More»

Germany prepares as copyright expires

(NEWSER) - German readers will soon be able to get their hands on something that hasn't been available since the end of World War II: a new edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf. The state of Bavaria holds the copyright and has effectively blocked any new prints over the decades, explains AP . But that copyright expires in 2015, and authorities there hope to circumvent neo-Nazis by putting out an annotated version that seeks to debunk Hitler's anti-Semitic ramblings. More»

'You can't be sorry about something that's fundamentally you,' he tells GQ

(NEWSER) - Lars von Trier apologized almost immediately for calling himself a Nazi and claiming to sympathize with Adolf Hitler at Cannes this year, but it turns out the Danish film director is actually not sorry. “To say I'm sorry for what I said is to say I'm sorry for what kind of a person I am, I'm sorry for my morals, and that would destroy me as a person. It's not true. I'm not sorry. I am not sorry for what I said,” he explains to GQ . “I'm sorry that it didn't come out more clearly. I'm not sorry that I made a joke, but I'm sorry that I didn't make it clear that it was a joke. But I can't be sorry for what I said—it's against my nature.” More»

6-week-old kitten repeatedly overlooked for adoption

(NEWSER) - Adolf Hitler's legacy of evil is taking its toll on an unlikely victim—a 6 week-old kitten in England. "Kitler," an abandoned black and white cat with markings that make her resemble you know who, is struggling to find a home, reports the Telegraph . The kitten was found alone and clinging to life on the side of a highway and taken to a shelter on July 21. More»

1919 writing calls for "uncompromising removal of Jews"

(AP) - The founder of a Jewish human rights organization said today the group has acquired a document by Adolf Hitler believed to contain his first written comments calling Jews a threat that should be removed. Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center said the center paid $150,000 to a private dealer last month to obtain the 1919 writing, known as the Gemlich letter. At the time it was written, Hitler was still serving in the Army and had taken to riling up the troops with his anti-Semitic rants. A superior officer urged Hitler to put his ideas on paper. More»