[beaver fever]

"He actually paid to publish the protocols of the elders of zion in this country. Hitler actually had a signed picture of him up in his office."

Yeah I know that but US Steel was also doing business with Hitler through a partnership with Krupp until 1941 as did British Petroleum.

Jew hating was quite acceptable in the US and Canada in the pre war period.

[durasell]

One of the more interesting stories, which may or may not be true, is that HF had a stroke while screening newsreels of concentration camp liberation. Assuming it is true, the engineer in him would have instinctively understood the mechanics of the camps and been appalled by it.

[durasell]

The history of companies doing business with Hitler etc isn't as interesting as the history of human beings. Companies will go where there is money to be made. It's what they do.