Hitler letter on Jews unveiled in NYC

A detail of a letter written by Adolf Hitler is photographed, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in New York. In 1919, decades before the Holocaust, the 30-year-old German soldier � born in Austria � penned what are believed to be Hitler's first written comments calling for the annihilation of Jews. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A detail of a letter written by Adolf Hitler is photographed, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in New York. In 1919, decades before the Holocaust, the 30-year-old German soldier � born in Austria � penned what are believed to be Hitler's first written comments calling for the annihilation of Jews. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Published Jun 8, 2011

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Decades before the Holocaust, Adolf Hitler penned what are believed to be his first written comments calling for the annihilation of Jews. A Jewish human rights organization based in California bought the original for $150 000.

Decades before the Holocaust, Adolf Hitler penned what are believed to be his first written comments calling for the annihilation of Jews. A Jewish human rights organization based in Calif. bought the original for $150,000.

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