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Chelsea Handler faces Nazi family ties
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Published: 10.08.13, 08:15
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1. Yes there were Jews who joined the nutzi WWII army in order
Moshe ,   Usa   (08.10.13)
to save their own lives & be fed.
2. Not Nazi roots
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota   (08.10.13)
Why do people insist anyone who served in the German Military during WW2 were Nazis.It isn't like most people had a choice.My Mothers uncle [BTW] my mother had a Orthodox conversion that would be accepted in Israel before she meet my father.She was 18 she is very orthodox goes to Shul every Shabbos Keeps Kosher in the house and outside everything]But I digress Chelsea Handler's Grandfather served in a 5th rate Artillery unit that only towards the end of the war was called up to the Russian front. Was everyone who served in the U.S.S.R. Military a Communist?
3. Hard to believe
(08.10.13)
So she knew that she had a German grandfather, but she only found out at the show that he was a soldier? What did she think granddad was doing during the war? Nobody can be that naive.
4. #1, No, her father is Jewish, her mother non-Jewish German
Jake   (08.10.13)
5. Most German Jews were in the German army during WW1
Yanky Pipchick ,   Baltimore   (08.10.13)
Just like lots of American Jews serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. No difference here. - Do you think her Jewish grandfather tried to kill Jews? My grandfather lucked out when a German officer had a soft heart and let him go. A rare instance indeed. My Zayde taught me my Maftir in Baltimore. I owe him allot and miss him dearly.
6. No wonder she's so pretty
Tahl   (08.10.13)
Usually girls this pretty are not original members of the tribe, but a result of a some healthy Aryan boost to the gene pool... Our tribe could definitely use more of such genetic help. I'm working on it personally with my shiksa...
7. jews in the WWII german army
darryl wisher ,   nyc usa   (08.10.13)
it wasn't until recently I discovered that for better or worse Jews were indeed part of every part of the German war machine of that era - some were quislings, others completely Jewish. Some were KNOWN to be Jewish[ army, navy, air force] others had to be far more clandestine[ The SS, Hitler Youth]. While it may be hard for people of TODAY to understand and accept - these people of that era did what they had to in order to SURVIVE. Self preservation is a powerful instinct. Really light skinned Blacks[Passe' Blanc] have historically done likewise in similar circumstances for identical reasons - SURVIVAL. I never fault anyone unless they take it too far obviously for trying to stay ALIVE. It's a tough situation and the alternatives are not as Black and White as they may appear to the outsider in hindsight.
8. 1 and 5.Her grand father was not a Jew.
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (08.10.13)
In the west the Jews were picked up by the local police,and in some cases the german Army provided trucks,than taken to Auschwitz on cattle trains by the SS, the Jews of Bukovina-Basarabia were forced by the Romanian Army to march in the bitter cold winter of 1941 toward the river Bog,men,women in children,those who survived died of starvation in Transnistria,in Russia, the German army participated in the extermination of the Jews together with the Einzatsgruppen,unlike in the west,in the east the Germans had a free hand to kill as they pleased,there was no need to take the Jews to Auschwitz,the Wermacht was quite helpful.
9. Plenty Of Jews In Wehrmacht During WW2
World Citizen ,   the world   (08.10.13)
Some even manning the guardposts at Auschwitz. Then there were the kapos who helped out. I bet plenty of them lived on fat pensions in Israel after the war.
10. At # 8, 9
Yanky Pipchick ,   Baltimore   (08.10.13)
Plenty of Jewish Kapos indeed. I agree with #9. The Jews found the Kapos after the war and let em have it. Thats if they were caught. -- As today, you can see many Jews in America who are rather cold toward each other. No Chesed. The leftists are the worst kind.
11. Well then, that explains her bullying nature!
Horizontal ,   LA   (08.10.13)
12. Those trying to invent stories that many
GZLives   (08.11.13)
Jews were in the SS or guards at Auschwitz are lying ... and obviously here to spread disinformation. Anyone who knows, knows SS had to pass rigorous examinations and investigations regarding their background before being granted membership into that very elite club. Wermacht was a different story .. and I've little doubt there were Jews here and there amongst common soldiers - but if members of your squad found you out, how many think they wouldn't go straight to a camp - IF they were LUCKY. People that spread these rumours about Jews becoming Nazis are your typical Jew hater. Ignore them and discount their garbage
13. Half-Jewish
Orly ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.11.13)
Chelsea Handler is "half-Jewish." The term is well known; half-Jews know that the rabbinate and halacha (even Conservative) don't consider them Jewish, but it has a meaning and a connection to being Jewish. Amy Schumer, who calls herself "half-Jewish" answers regarding ethnicity: "I'm kinda Jewish." It is very succinct. It's a real, actual group of people: people who because of a Jewish father do not have any religion other than Judaism, but who know that they are not legally Jews. It's nothing to be ashamed of, there is growing awareness and consciousness among half-Jews regarding their unique identity.
14. Chelsea Handler
Bernhardt ,   Toronto   (08.11.13)
You couldn't possibly be Jewish , considering the beyond stupid remark .There are a number of nooks on Hitlers Jewish Soldiers" basically referred to as Mischlings (sp?)ie half Breeds . Don't know about Ms Chandler's family but gives it a bit more intrigue and adds to interest in the show .And yes she is very attractive both physically and intellectually . She has a certain sardonic flare that at times is very funny and at times goes flat but.... so what .
15. Chelsea Handler
Bernhardt ,   Toronto Canada   (08.11.13)
' The guard posts at ... 'Where ? Source(s) please ?
16. Wermacht forces
Alex ,   NYC / Kiev   (08.11.13)
Rod, it is a very well known fact that many of Nazi crimes in occupied Soviet Union were conducted not only by SS forces, but by regular Wermacht forces as well. Babiy Yar and other places included. That of course does not mean that all German soldiers commited despicable crimes, but surely many did.
17. Relax Chelsea......don't cry!!!!
Koose E Mack ,   NY USA   (08.11.13)
No one is accusing your ancestor of being a Nazi..During WW2, many Germans with Jews in their family tree were forced into the Wermacht. There are books and films describing the dilemna of Jews who were unwillingly conscripted into the Wermacht: Europa Europa is one film to watch. Also the book "Hitler's Jewish Soldiers". Many Jews also served in the Finish Army and fought alongside actual SS troops against Russia.
18. 9.Why do you call yourself world citizen?.
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (08.11.13)
You stole this title from the Jews,Jews who were arrested by Stalin were accused of being,Cosmopolites,citizens of the world,their loyalty was questioned,you better use another name,otherwise you'll be suspected of being a Jew,probably you were a guard at Auschwitz,since you know the nationality of the other guards.
19. her mother is German , shes not jewish
zvi   (08.12.13)
20. Not all of the German Army were Nazi's
Dave ,   Montreal, Canada   (08.12.13)
The SS on the other hand.....
21. Germany had draft
Myconius ,   L'wd, Nl   (08.14.13)
So every German was in the Wehrmacht. If they were Nazi they usually were not in de Wehrmacht but in the SA or SS. Don't really understand why she would 'break into tears'.
22. I believe her
Ezra ,   San Diego   (09.02.13)
My German Grandfather was also involved with the Nazis...at Auschwitz. You have no idea what kind of crap was going down during WW2. My German Grandmother said it was a terrible, terrible time for Germany, and many Germans were not proud of what Hitler did during the war.
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