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How a Pro-Nazi Camp on Long Island Inspired a New Play
“On the surface,” said Arnie Bernstein, the author of a book on the German American Bund, “it was like any other camp, except it was filled with swastikas.” https://dnyuz.com/2022/10/25/how-a-p...ed-a-new-play/
How a Pro-Nazi Camp on Long Island Inspired a New Play
“On the surface,” said Arnie Bernstein, the author of a book on the German American Bund, “it was like any other camp, except it was filled with swastikas.” https://dnyuz.com/2022/10/25/how-a-p...ed-a-new-play/
Yeah yaphank before WW2. I always thought this was well known.
Yeah yaphank before WW2. I always thought this was well known.
It is very well-known. You would think that social studies classes in Long Island Schools would mention it while teaching American History WWII curriculum, but they don't. There were several of these camps run by the German Bund throughout the US.
It is very well-known. You would think that social studies classes in Long Island Schools would mention it while teaching American History WWII curriculum, but they don't. There were several of these camps run by the German Bund throughout the US.
They actually "Teach" history now a days? With all the elimination of less than "politically correct" historical symbols, I am certain they teach very little history now.
It is like we go from one extreme to another. We used to ignore the skeletons in our history closet and pretended they did not exist. Now we recognize them but sometimes exaggerate them way out of proportion.
A German summer camp was established in Yaphank in the 1930s. The majority of the people were coming out from the City and it was popular for families and children. Some people in the camp started rallies supporting Germany and Hitler. But once Hitler invaded Poland, the rallies began to stop.
I think it is a shock that something like that could happen here in America but it should be remembered that New York has a very large population so you are going to find extremists but that does not mean the majority feel that way.
It is like we go from one extreme to another. We used to ignore the skeletons in our history closet and pretended they did not exist. Now we recognize them but sometimes exaggerate them way out of proportion.
A German summer camp was established in Yaphank in the 1930s. The majority of the people were coming out from the City and it was popular for families and children. Some people in the camp started rallies supporting Germany and Hitler. But once Hitler invaded Poland, the rallies began to stop.
I think it is a shock that something like that could happen here in America but it should be remembered that New York has a very large population so you are going to find extremists but that does not mean the majority feel that way.
There were quite a few immigrants from Germany back then. That, in and of itself, explains a bit.
It was Germans (and their love of beer) that helped propel the Prohibition movement.
Germans like their beer, something they brought with them from the old country. It was like mother's milk with men and women consuming good amounts on a daily basis even (gasp) on Sunday.
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