In a four-page report, the Bild newspaper reported that documents uncovered in Germany, France and the U.S. reveal that Albert Reimann Sr. and Albert Reimann Jr. used Russian civilians and French POWs as forced laborers.
Family spokesman Peter Harf, who is one of two managing partners of the Reimann's JAB Holding Company, said recent internal research confirmed Bild's findings.
It is all correct," he told the newspaper. "Reimann senior and Reimann junior were guilty ... they belonged in jail."
The father and son, who died in 1954 and 1984, did not talk about the Nazi era and the family had thought that all of the company's connection to the Nazis had been revealed in a 1978 report, Harf said.
But after reading documents kept by the family, the younger generation began to ask questions and commissioned a University of Munich historian in 2014 to examine the Reimann history more thoroughly, Harf said.
The expert presented his preliminary findings to the Reimann children and grandchildren, as well as Hanf, several weeks ago, he said.
"We were all ashamed and turned as white as the wall," he said. "There is nothing to gloss over. These crimes are disgusting."
In addition al Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Pret a Manger, the Luxembourg-based JAB Holding Co. has controlling stakes in Keurig Green Mountain, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee Co., Panera Bread and other companies.
After the war, the two were investigated by the occupying Allied powers and initially banned by the French from continuing their business activities but then had the judgment overturned by the Americans, Bild reported.
Harf said the family would donate 10 million euros ($11.3 million) to a not-yet-determined charity as a gesture, and once the historian's report is complete, it would be released to the public.
"The whole truth must be put on the table," he said.
I don’t really see anything heinous about choosing to donate some of your unspeakably horrible war crime money to a nice charity. I know (((this))) is just hilarious the 10 trillionth time but eh.
They've known about it for over 40 years. The family members have been dead for 64 and 34 years, respectively. When does it fucking end with the Holocaust? Who else or what ethnicity that were victims in WWII have their hands out for money, donations, and endless sympathy?
Why do you care so much? This isn’t coming out of your raise. The only thing that’s gonna affect that is you spending your time ranting about the jews on reddit instead of cleaning the fucking bathroom like you were told.
"But after reading documents kept by the family, the younger generation began to ask questions and commissioned a University of Munich historian in 2014 to examine the Reimann history more thoroughly, Harf said."
After although russiagate shit can we just vindicate Hitler already and stop with the parenthesis about the Jewish question? It's pretty fucking obvious now
We used to believe as a society that the sins of past generations shouldn't tarnish subsequent generations and that we left that type of family curse stuff back in the Old Testament.
Now we've got slave reparations on the table once again and these people paying for the political decisions of people in the 1930s.
It's fascinating to watch us progress so far backwards into stuff like this.
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1 LarryKleist711 2019-03-25
When do the reparations and apologies end?
(excerpts from MySanAntonio.com)
In a four-page report, the Bild newspaper reported that documents uncovered in Germany, France and the U.S. reveal that Albert Reimann Sr. and Albert Reimann Jr. used Russian civilians and French POWs as forced laborers.
Family spokesman Peter Harf, who is one of two managing partners of the Reimann's JAB Holding Company, said recent internal research confirmed Bild's findings.
It is all correct," he told the newspaper. "Reimann senior and Reimann junior were guilty ... they belonged in jail."
The father and son, who died in 1954 and 1984, did not talk about the Nazi era and the family had thought that all of the company's connection to the Nazis had been revealed in a 1978 report, Harf said.
But after reading documents kept by the family, the younger generation began to ask questions and commissioned a University of Munich historian in 2014 to examine the Reimann history more thoroughly, Harf said.
The expert presented his preliminary findings to the Reimann children and grandchildren, as well as Hanf, several weeks ago, he said.
"We were all ashamed and turned as white as the wall," he said. "There is nothing to gloss over. These crimes are disgusting."
In addition al Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Pret a Manger, the Luxembourg-based JAB Holding Co. has controlling stakes in Keurig Green Mountain, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee Co., Panera Bread and other companies.
After the war, the two were investigated by the occupying Allied powers and initially banned by the French from continuing their business activities but then had the judgment overturned by the Americans, Bild reported.
Harf said the family would donate 10 million euros ($11.3 million) to a not-yet-determined charity as a gesture, and once the historian's report is complete, it would be released to the public.
"The whole truth must be put on the table," he said.
1 ElFaporino 2019-03-25
Forced labor made my bread bowls. Shocking
1 AIIenRicketts 2019-03-25
I don’t really see anything heinous about choosing to donate some of your unspeakably horrible war crime money to a nice charity. I know (((this))) is just hilarious the 10 trillionth time but eh.
1 LarryKleist711 2019-03-25
They've known about it for over 40 years. The family members have been dead for 64 and 34 years, respectively. When does it fucking end with the Holocaust? Who else or what ethnicity that were victims in WWII have their hands out for money, donations, and endless sympathy?
1 AIIenRicketts 2019-03-25
Why do you care so much? This isn’t coming out of your raise. The only thing that’s gonna affect that is you spending your time ranting about the jews on reddit instead of cleaning the fucking bathroom like you were told.
1 LarryKleist711 2019-03-25
Nice try sweetie. I'm a self-published sci-fi author and comedian, child.
1 Wsallgood 2019-03-25
Shit head grandkids ratted out their own family.
1 2UsRoadie 2019-03-25
They are trying to get off cheap. That money is nothing to them. They are literally the richest family in their country.
1 throwmpaway209 2019-03-25
After although russiagate shit can we just vindicate Hitler already and stop with the parenthesis about the Jewish question? It's pretty fucking obvious now
1 SteakSauce66 2019-03-25
They’ve given the world Krispy Kreme and employ the unemployable. They’ve done enough for the world.
1 MonsieurObloquy 2019-03-25
We used to believe as a society that the sins of past generations shouldn't tarnish subsequent generations and that we left that type of family curse stuff back in the Old Testament.
Now we've got slave reparations on the table once again and these people paying for the political decisions of people in the 1930s.
It's fascinating to watch us progress so far backwards into stuff like this.