Ordinary people. The courage to say
NO.
The photo was taken inHamburg
in 1936, during the celebrations for the launch of a ship. In the crowed, one
person refuses to raise his arm to give the Nazi salute. The man was August
Landmesser. He had already been in trouble with the authorities, having been
sentenced to two years hard labour for marrying a Jewish woman.
We know little else about August Landmesser, except that he had two children. By pure chance, one of his children recognized her father in this photo when it was published in a German newspaper in 1991. How proud she must have been in that moment!
The photo was taken in
We know little else about August Landmesser, except that he had two children. By pure chance, one of his children recognized her father in this photo when it was published in a German newspaper in 1991. How proud she must have been in that moment!
Des gens ordinaires. Le courage de dire NON.
Cette photo a été prise à Hambourg en 1936, au cours de la cérémonie
pour l’inauguration d’un navire. Dans la foule, un homme refuse de lever son
bras pour effectuer le salut Nazi. Cet homme s’appelle August Landmesser. Il a
déjà eu des ennuis avec les autorités, condamné à deux ans de travaux forcés
pour avoir épousé une Juive.
Nous savons très peu de choses à propos de cet homme, August Landmesser,
à part le fait qu’il ait eu deux enfants. Heureux hasard, l’un d’eux a reconnu
son père sur cette photo publiée en 1991 dans un journal allemand. Quelle
fierté a-t-elle dû ressentir à ce moment précis !
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