The late historian Milton Mayer tells this story of an event in suburban Berlin in February, 1939: A crowd of children had driven an old Jew from his candy store and were carrying out sacks of candy while their parents stood around cheering them. An old man walked up, an “Aryan.” He watched the proceedings with a troubled look, and then he turned to the cheering parents and said to them: “You think you are hurting the Jew. You do not know what you are doing. You are teaching your children to steal.” And the old man walked away.
Teaching Our Children to Steal
Teaching Our Children to Steal
Teaching Our Children to Steal
The late historian Milton Mayer tells this story of an event in suburban Berlin in February, 1939: A crowd of children had driven an old Jew from his candy store and were carrying out sacks of candy while their parents stood around cheering them. An old man walked up, an “Aryan.” He watched the proceedings with a troubled look, and then he turned to the cheering parents and said to them: “You think you are hurting the Jew. You do not know what you are doing. You are teaching your children to steal.” And the old man walked away.