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Fact checking some items today, came across the Wikipedia entry for Helena Rubinstein, a Polish Jew, cosmetic entrepreneur, and in her lie, one of the richest women in the world.

Come to find out, the founder of L’Oreal was a collaborator, hired war criminals, and even let them seek petty revenge by buying wealthy Jewish businesses… in the FUCKING 1980s!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Rubinstein#Death_and_legacy

This is why I don’t weep when some relatives die. Some people are rotten in their hearts, hate with every breath they take, and truly believe they are superior. The man who orchestrated the purchase of Rubinstein’s company had spend WWII as a fascist and exappropriating property from Jews. It isn’t hard to imagine he viewed it at a victory when he delivered a Jewish woman’s life accomplishment to another fascist.

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