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Henry Ford and the Germans

BY JOEL THURTELL I was seventeen years old when I delivered the Youth Sunday February 10, 1963 sermon on intolerance at the First Congregational Church in my hometown, Lowell, Michigan. My theme was the evil of racial prejudice, especially racism … Continue reading

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A Jewish airman in a Nazi POW Camp

BY JOEL THURTELL The Detroit Free Press scrapped this story when I wrote it 21 years ago. What do you think? Would you have published this story? First, some background: He was retired in 2002, but Detroit TV weather caster … Continue reading

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Ford should pay World War II reparations

“I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration.” — Adolf Hitler BY JOEL THURTELL Did Bill McGraw think for one minute that the city of Dearborn would publish his story about Henry Ford’s hatred of Jews? I was not surprised that … Continue reading

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