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WHAT IF TODAY’S NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS HAD BEEN AROUND IN THE 1930s….hmmmmmmm?

Well, we would’ve probably seen stories beginning like this, don’t you think?

BRUSSELS, April 30, 1943—European leaders today expressed their “acute concern” over the intensifying conflict between Jews and the Gestapo in Warsaw, which they fear may further deteriorate fragile peace in Europe. Foreign ministers of the few remaining independent European powers adopted a declaration calling for an immediate end to the hostilities. Reflecting differing views among European nations, the document appears worded to avoid apportioning blame. It notes the Nazi Resistance must immediately make the operation of their gas chambers more transparent, while adding that Jews must show “utmost restraint” and not resort to “disproportionate action.”

Someone’s got a mockup of the front page all made up, and it sounds eerily familiar….SEE THE WHOLE THING

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