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This newspaper isn’t exactly hot out of the press. In fact, it was originally printed over 75 years ago when Hitler came to power in Germany. But facsimiles of these Nazi¹ papers are now on sale again in German newspaper shops, only this time with commentary from well known historians.

 

British publisher Peter McGee is one of those behind the project which aims to put a Nazi propaganda into context.

 

Our team of experts doesn’t just present the newspaper. It discusses, it describes, it analyzes², it shows people how to interpret the information. But as well as the big stories and the important stories of the time, it also covers social histories.

 

McGee hopes to present a full picture of the German society between 1933 when Hitler seized power and the end of World War II in 1945. The newspaper called Zeitungszeugen which means Newspaper Witnesses will be available in the shops weekly for a year.

 

More than 60 years after the end of World War II, Germany still has a problem with far-right radicals³. And the general secretary of the Central Council of Jews in Germany worries that some people, such as neo-Nazis(1), may use the newspaper for the wrong reasons.

 

I think this opens the floodgates and it doesn’t add to your understanding of historical facts. Rather, it carries the risks that it might supply sympathizers with authentic⁴ materials.

 

The Nazi period is still a very sensitive topic in Germany. It’s still illegal there to display Nazi symbols like the swastika(2) or to deny the holocaust⁵. But with an initial print of well over 300,000, those behind Zeitungszeugen are clearly hoping that many people want to read and understand more about darkest period in Germany’s history.

 

Joanna Partridge, Reuters

 

1 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

2 analyzes   

v.分析( analyze的第三人称单数 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• This approach analyzes management by studying experience usually through cases. 这个学派通常从实例获得经验，用以分析管理。 来自辞典例句
• The econometrician analyzes statistical data. 经济计量学者要分析统计材料。 来自辞典例句

3 radicals   

n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 )；根基；基本原理；[数学]根数

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals. 一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句

4 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

5 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。