Berlin: The Last Day of the Jewish New Year

Thousands of people strolled along the kurfursten dam, a wide boulevard that was the centre of berlin night life. The prospect loomed of a president odolf hitler, a catastrophe for anyone who believed in liberal democracy. 33 of the rioters were prosecuted and given prison sentences that ranged as high as 21 months. Von heldorf and ernst were each sentenced to six months in prison. On appeal, their convictions were thrown out, and a number of other rioters saw their sentence reduced. As we saw in italy ten years ago, the german criminal justice system revealed it had a soft spot for fachists.