Student in Hitler costume wins Australian school's 'best dressed' award

Jerusalem Post ^ | 9/9/16 | JPost Staff

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

An Australian school was forced to apologize after a student came to a book festival dressed as Adolf Hitler and was named one “of the best dressed,” all while a group of students from a Jewish school were visiting. Roger Herbert, principal of St. Philip’s College, a boarding school in the city of Alice Springs, told Australia's ABC TV that his school deeply regretted the decision to allow the student to come dressed as the Nazi leader. Herbert said he had already apologized to the Jewish students from Melbourne's Bialik College and the principal of their school.

[MeganC]

The Jerusalem Post page crashed my computer just now. FYI.

[Boogieman]

“a student came to a book festival dressed as Adolf Hitler”

Well, he WAS a best-selling author.

[ClearCase_guy]

The lesson has gone from “Never Forget” to “Never Remember”.

[dfwgator]

"So remember kids, dressing up like Hitler in school isn't cool."

[aomagrat]

Nazis always were snappy dressers.

[SandRat]

No student photo?

[VanDeKoik]

Well Hugo Boss did design the Nazi’s uniforms.

Just saying...

[Moltke]

Well, the JP has a photo of Hitler dressed as Hitler which, when you think about it, is not so surprising. Hard to say whether the kid was really dressed as Hitler (instead of, say Himmler or Goering) or not.

[Bubba Gump Shrimp]

I had no idea

That’s an odd bit of trivia

[beelzepug]

A “forced” apology isn’t worth spit.

[Kommodor]

Mao, on the other hand, that might just get you a spot in the White House.

[Nifster]

I wish they would have described what the student wore. Hitler was not always in his military garb

Still more than a little disturbing

[alexander_busek]

Well, he WAS a best-selling author.

And a snappy dresser!

Regards,

[freefdny]

And what a painter. An entire apartment one afternoon. Two coats one day.

[kaehurowing]

Mussolini was a snappy dresser. He was the “Mister GQ” of his era.

[PAR35]

Designer suits by Hugo Boss.

[PAR35]

Well, the JP has a photo of Hitler dressed as Hitler

Or maybe that was the student and his costume really was that good.

[VTenigma]

Beat me to it.

[beaversmom]

I heard he really liked animals and little blonde kids, too.