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A housekeeper, who refused to be identified, passes by a picture of famous film director Leni Riefenstahl on the wall in Riefenstahl's home in Poecking, south of Munich, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003. JAN PITMAN via AP

Heir donates estate of Hitler's filmmaker, Leni Riefenstahl, to cultural museum

Leni Riefenstahl always defended her work, saying she knew nothing of Nazi atrocities.

A GERMAN CULTURAL foundation said it has been bequeathed photos, films, manuscripts, letters and files from the estate of Leni Riefenstahl, the legendary filmmaker best known for the propaganda movies she made for Nazi Germany.

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation said today that Riefenstahl’s sole heir, her former secretary, donated the complete collection amassed by the filmmaker, who died in 2003.

Her films included “Triumph of the Will,” which recorded the Nazis’ 1934 rally at Nuremberg, and, Olympia, a meditation on muscle and movement at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games.

Riefenstahl always defended her work, saying she knew nothing of Nazi atrocities.

Foundation president Hermann Parzinger says his organisation will treat the material with “a special responsibility for the critical examination of this controversial person of contemporary history”.

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    Apr 29th 2015, 3:04 PM

    Einstein didnt believe in God

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    It’s full of protein.

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    Apr 29th 2015, 3:13 PM

    hopefully not the only survivor, well done to those involved with saving him!

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    Apr 29th 2015, 8:17 AM

    Guess god is not available right now. But you will be sure his reps will be!

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    Apr 29th 2015, 3:39 PM

    Hopefully in this case it is a case of not able to reach communication. Devastating event. One thing I have noted is the different countries all working together to help the people. Long may of continue. I wonder will Daly and Wallace be protesting at the 2 US Boeing C-17 aircraft sent over to help in the effort if they refuel at Shannon?

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    Apr 29th 2015, 8:27 PM

    @John Reese. Well said John. Also the Israelis have set up a field hospital operational to-day and treating 200.+patients per day. 130 medical team in a 230 group rescue group sent over.
    _“The field hospital will deal with various types of medical issues that come up, including a surgical department, obstetrics, a laboratory for blood samples, and other emerging medical issues,” said Weiss. “We also have an eye doctor and other types of specialists.”
    There will be 60 beds and the capacity to treat at least 200 people per day.”
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    Apr 29th 2015, 8:30 PM

    @John Reese. Well said John. Also the Israelis have set up a field hospital operational to-day and treating 200.+patients per day. 130 medical team in a 230 group rescue group sent over.
    _“The field hospital will deal with various types of medical issues that come up, including a surgical department, obstetrics, a laboratory for blood samples, and other emerging medical issues,” said Weiss. “We also have an eye doctor and other types of specialists.”
    There will be 60 beds and the capacity to treat at least 200 people per day.”

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    Apr 29th 2015, 9:45 PM

    @John Reese. Well said.

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    Guess God wasn’t available .

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    Apr 29th 2015, 3:04 PM

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