German billionaire families never cut Nazi ties

Matt Lebovic, The Times of Israel

The next time you bite into a Krispy Kreme donut or hop into a Volkswagen, your money could be helping obscure the Nazi past of some of Germany’s leading corporate families.

In “Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties,” author and financial journalist David de Jong probes the Nazi-era activities of six German dynasties who operated businesses during the Third Reich. Some of them still are controlled by family members today.

 

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“Germany is still insular and inward-facing, despite the fact that it’s at the heart of the European project, politically,” said de Jong. “In some ways, it is quite provincial.”

Germans will do what is perceived to be good for Germans. Running Europe, with the cooperation of France, is good for Germany.