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 == Nazi General is Inappropriate Choice for Featured Article == 

 Raul, 

 I opened up Wikipedia today and noticed that your featured article for March 14th is about Luftwaffe General Field Marshal Albert Kesselring. As a person of Jewish descent, I found this choice to be somewhat troubling. Field Marshal Kesselring was found guilty of war crimes by a British Military Court and sentenced to death for his role in the massacre of 335 Italians during the war. He was later pardoned and then released from prison for medical reasons, afterwards becoming the leader of the neonazi organization Stahlhelm Bund der Frontsoldaten. He kept this position until his death in 1960. As an unrepentant supporter of the Nazi regime, I have nothing but contempt for him. 

 Curious as to the occasion for this article, I looked up the historical anniversaries that occurred on March 14th, and found that this date was the anniversary of the final ""liquidation"" of the Krakow Ghetto in 1943. On this date, 2000 Jews were murdered. On March 13th, which was the date in my timezone when I found the article, the Nazis completed Anschluss, the unification of Germany and Austria. This was for Hitler a major accomplishment, as he desired the formation of an empire uniting all the German-speaking peoples of Europe, those who were part of the Aryan ""master race"". 

 I would like an explanation as to why this page was chosen for the Feature Article on this date.  Nazism is a highly charged topic and you should recognize the impact that this article has on your readers.  As the Featured Articles Director, you have a responsibility to choose articles that promote decency or at the very least do not promote indecency.  The selection of a Nazi General and war criminal is in poor taste, especially on this date.   

 Sincerely, 

 Eric"