The Bund was a pro-nazi German American organization before WW2. It was called the German-American Bund and had thousand of members. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tilman Ochs" <christel.ochs@t-online.de> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:46 AM To: <hesse@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [HESSE] Jumping to conclusions > Excuse my question. What was the Bund? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter Korndoerfer" <wckkorn@hotmail.com> > To: <hesse@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: [HESSE] Jumping to conclusions > > >> You may want to check on the internment of Germans, German-Americans, and >> Italians during WW2. Some were not released until 1946. Some deserved it >> because of the Bund. >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: <brian@amason.net> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:58 AM >> To: <hesse@rootsweb.com> >> Subject: Re: [HESSE] Jumping to conclusions >> >>> You know people often neglect what they think are little details, which >>> on >>> later inspection prove to be crucial to forming an accurate picture or >>> hypothesis. >>> >>> Details like "My German ancestors settled in Washington D.C., and they >>> had >>> nothing but troubles during WWI & II.". >>> >>> Go figure, people with German accents and/or names being under suspicion >>> at a time of war, against Germany, in the nation's capital. I'd be just >>> as >>> shocked to hear the same story for residents of Norfolk, VA (major Naval >>> station). >>> >>> ;') >>> Brian >>> >>> On Tue, March 29, 2011 6:41 am, Pat McCoy wrote: >>>> My German relatives lived in the D.C. area so >>>> that may have been a factor in the kind of grief >>>> they got during both World Wars. >>>> >>>> Pat McCoy, M.S. >>>> >>>> Addiction Psychology >>>> >>>> Slow Down and Enjoy Your Garden! >>> Enjoy my Garden? You sir have a very warped idea of relaxation! >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HESSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >