Tag Archives: #Holocaust

April 29, 1938

Posted on April 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, as I have noted before, I rarely post old Times editorials because they are usually embarrassing (the U.S. doesn’t need a federal law against lynching, we shouldn’t offer a haven to European Jews because they’d just go on … Continue reading →

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April 28, 1938

Posted on April 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing gets particularly juicy when the prosecution introduces a large stack of recording discs, apparently of radio speeches, taken from police. Prosecutors charge that the Los Angeles Police … Continue reading →

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April 26, 1938

Posted on April 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, the prosecution prepares to call bombing victim Harry Raymond in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette … The proceedings are interrupted as bailiffs throw an old drunk man out of the courtroom after he yelled "Look out! Look … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1938

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, the 1937 slaying of underworld figure Les Bruneman intrudes into the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing. (Pete Pianezzi, convicted of killing Bruneman at the Roost cafe, was paroled in 1953) … Former City … Continue reading →

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April 13, 1938

Posted on April 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the Jewish community of Vienna struggles to survive under the Nazis. Below, the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette begins in the Harry Raymond bombing and Kynette arrives in court having transformed his appearance … Former City Atty. Erwin … Continue reading →

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April 7, 1938

Posted on April 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the Nazis begin taxing synagogues retroactive to Jan. 1, 1938, and ship former Austrian officials to Dachau. The Rev. Martin Niemoeller, by the way, survived the war. Below, Police Capt. Earle Kynette hires former state Sen. George W. Rochester … Continue reading →

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April 4, 1938

Posted on April 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the "Laugh Dictators." Who says politics doesn’t influence the arts? Below, what’s being said from the pulpit about the plight of Europe. Episcopalian: "In Germany, Hitler has attempted to dominate even religion, which means not only the unfortunate suppression … Continue reading →

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April 3, 1938

Posted on April 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a conference of American Jews focuses on aiding victims of European fascism and persecution … Below, one of the stunning maps The Times published on the section fronts … Note the real estate ads. Quote of the Day: "With … Continue reading →

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April 2, 1938

Posted on April 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Joseph Greenwald, who played Nick Papadakis in the original Broadway production of "The Postman Always Rings Twice," dies on stage. Below, the Vatican condemns Austrian bishops’  endorsement of the union with Germany because they didn’t get the pope’s permission. … Continue reading →

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March 30, 1938

Posted on March 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, The Times editorial page opposes allowing wholesale immigration of German and Austrian Jews to America. The Times notes that they would be penniless and that many of them would either go on welfare or take jobs from Americans. Instead, … Continue reading →

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March 29, 1938

Posted on March 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, U.S. military forces in Hawaii stage war games to prepare for a possible invasion. Apparently the defenders detected their mock enemy long before an invasion could be staged. Below, several prominent Angelenos sharply question German Consul Georg Gyssling during … Continue reading →

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March 28, 1938

Posted on March 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, five-suit bridge. Hard to imagine, but there it is, introducing eagles as the new suit. Below, Austrian Catholic leaders embrace Nazism … Minnesota granite is being installed on the Federal Building … Film director David "Pecados de Amor" Kirkland … Continue reading →

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March 27, 1938

Posted on March 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Gail Patrick , who was later a producer on "Perry Mason" …  Below, Field Marshal Hermann Goering says all Jews must leave Austria … Dr. J. Leon Lazarowitz, head of the Rambling Hoboes of America Union, wants to come … Continue reading →

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March 26, 1938

Posted on March 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Immigration, by the numbers, March 1938, according to The Times: 260,000 Jews in Austria. 25,957 annual quota of Germans eligible to immigrate to the U.S. 8,000 annual quota of Jews allowed to immigrate to Palestine under Britain. 1,413   annual … Continue reading →

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March 25, 1938

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, "Yiddle With His Fiddle." The Times apparently erred in calling it the first talking picture in Yiddish. … Below, the U.S. can take 1,400 Austrian immigrants and in the last 48 hours, more than 3,000 people have applied at … Continue reading →

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March 20, 1938

Posted on March 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an interesting wrinkle in the campaign to recall Mayor Frank Shaw. Below, Lithuania concedes to Poland and the nation’s celebration turns to rioting in Warsaw’s Jewish ghetto … On the jump, more than 500 people protest outside the German-Austrian … Continue reading →

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March 19, 1938

Posted on March 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a feature on Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Strode, athlete and actor, who starred in "Sergeant Rutledge." Below, Poland prepares for war with Lithuania …  The forces of Generalissimo Francisco Franco bomb Barcelona while loyalist forces sink one of Franco’s cruisers … Continue reading →

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March 16, 1938

Posted on March 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, prepare yourself for a shock: Police Chief James Davis wants–more officers. Below, Hitler calls the expansion of Germany "The greatest achievement of my life" … Austrian Jews are barred from voting. Quote of the day: A wave of lawlessness … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 20, 1938Los Angeles   Yes, the AP actually wrote the above story and The Times actually published it. Below, one of the most backward sentences I have read in a long while: "Not guilty will be the plea of … Continue reading →

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Random story

Posted on October 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 14, 1941 I stumbled across this brief while researching the Boy Bandit Gang:  

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