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To: Rummyfan

“Critic Judith Crist wondered if “World War Two is itself fair game for laughter” in the New York Herald Tribune...”

Late actor Robert Clary ( died almost 3 months ago ) of “Hogan’s Heroes” spent time in a Nazi concentration camp. Many people know that part. What is a little known fact about the show is that every actor in the show who played a major German character was Jewish.


15 posted on 02/11/2023 5:39:52 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (I stayed drug - free going on 63 years for this?)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Werner Klemperer (Col. Klonk) was a Christian. His father, conductor Otto, was born Jewish but converted to Christianity. Werner’s mother was Lutheran.


16 posted on 02/11/2023 5:51:22 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Leon Askin, who played General Burkhalter, was from Vienna, and fled to the US, and lived to the ripe old age of 97.


18 posted on 02/11/2023 6:36:57 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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