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Cosmetics firm Weleda to examine Nazi ties amid revelation of its role in Dachau experiments

JL;DR SUMMARY The European cosmetics firm Weleda is reevaluating its history after revelations of its involvement in Nazi-era human experiments at the Dachau concentration camp. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustNazi CollaborationEthicsDachauCorporate ResponsibilityWeledaNazi ExperimentationAnne SudrowWeleda HistoryCosmetic Industry

Places mentioned

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
"It was founded in 1921 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, where it produced homeopathic medicines, dietary supplements and skin care products."
Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
"To prove the claim, Nazi doctors and their assistants some of them with connections to Weleda used the cream in brutal experiments on some 300 prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp."
Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
"In response to the revelations, the company, now headquartered in Arlesheim, Switzerland, said it will reexamine its Nazi-era history."
United States
"While it is most popular in Europe, its diaper cream in particular has cult status in the United States."

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