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bout o e iquidated mminently. e er ad
13 ews orking or im ne ng n ovno. ermann
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en e e e ey ad aken ver ne-hundred ews ews’ ut ut,
e e ey e em eiterated hat hey ere his ews’ nd e ey e em en ad aken hem o e reated or ice
nd hen eturned d k t n b t n d a omplete abrication.
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een ied o o o y fficials nd ndeed ll
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olicemen ere lready iolently mashing
nto ouses nd orcing hetto nmates
o o o o o he hey hei ollection oint here hey ere
o o o o op o e aken o o o o op o heir eath. ermann ried
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he he he xchange f ffi ffi fire, ermann ent o op o o he he he fficial’s ffice, ngry hat e e e e ad een ied o nd ndi emanding he elease ffi ffi f my ewish
eople”. e xplained hat e e e as nder
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ointed is is is un un t,
t te im im. nd hreatened o ill im im. ermann ermann
arched is is, 30 ewish orkers, ncluding
ome hat ed e e et laimed ere is is, ut f he hetto o o afety.
n f n i t t 984 nterview, ermann xplains
hat t t he he hei ime f he he hei ncident is ife nd 0-year-old oy ere isiting im rom heir ome ng n estern ermany. is ife idn’t
now bout ermann’s ission o ave ews.
hen ermann’ ermann eceived ews hat hat en e et ad
een ied o o o nd hat hat ovno hetto as bout o o o ee e iquidated, is is ife iscerned
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that? Are you crazy? But my wife said to
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that.”
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