'Origin' Misses a Key Fact About This Nazi Book Burning
In Ava DuVernay's experimental feat, Origins, she fell into a similar pattern of other movies depicting the largest Nazi book burning.
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In Ava DuVernay's experimental feat, Origins, she fell into a similar pattern of other movies depicting the largest Nazi book burning.
Antisemitism, racism, homophobia — attacks on memorial sites in Germany are becoming increasingly frequent. They are acts of aggression against democracy and hatred against minorities. What connects these acts?
Ninety years ago in Germany, Nazis in many cities burned books by writers deemed 'un-German'
It's the night of May 10, 1933. In Berlin and in 21 other cities in Germany, bonfires are fed with books. It's an act of barbarism that continues to reverberate to this day.
In 2022, a pastor in the United States burned "Harry Potter" books, awakening memories of Nazi book burnings. Ninety years ago, bonfires in German cities were fed with books the Nazis deemed "un-German."