Talk:Franz Burda

Anti-semitism
For more info, see section on WWII Hubert Burda Media.

1) even the generally unfavourable biography of Burda states that he was unlikely to have been an avowed Nazi; essentially he was furthering his business interests by selling printing services to the Nazi regime. (He wouldn’t have had very much choice either - you generally couldn’t say no to the Nazi war effort).

2) It can be shown that Franz Burda took risks on behalf of Jewish friends and employees. He would have made a poor ideological Nazi.

3) Aryanisation - this undoubtedly occurred, but mention should be made of the precise details of the sale, including that Reiss and Burda became long-lasting family friends.