Ingrid Weckert

Ingrid Weckert, a German citizen living near Nuremberg, is best known for her book on the events leading up to Kristallnacht – a book called “Feuerzeichen” (“Flashpoint” in its English translation). She has been subjected to police raids, during one of which Ernst Zündel was arrested in her apartment in Munich. A former tourist guide for travel agencies, she reads and speaks Hebrew. She knew Menachim Begin and other Jewish leaders personally, and frequently visited Israel. In 1998, she was tried, convicted and fined 3,500 deutschmarks for writing a Revisionist article. She now lives at the edge of poverty from a small pension.

  • Jewish Emigration from the Third Reich

    The emigration of Jews from the Third Reich is often depicted as some kind of secret action, as if Jews who wished to leave Germany had to sneak across the borders, leaving all their possessions and wealth behind. The truth is that the emigration was welcomed by the German authorities, who worked closely together with Jewish agencies to implement it. Weckert’s booklet elucidates the emigration process, thereby correcting the traditionally received picture of Jews emigrating from Germany.

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