http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/content/module/2012/5/22/main-feature/1/sending-mein-kampf-back-to-school
“Ignoring the details of Hitler’s message—or Stalin’s or Mao’s—waters down the critically important specificity of historical experiences into generalized and empty laments for “all victims of genocide.” It furthers, for example, the dejudaization of the Holocaust. Reminders of precisely how the Holocaust was different, in intent and execution, are most unwanted. Reminders of how the current Chinese communist regime is heir to Mao’s slaughter of tens of millions are equally unwelcome. By celebrating all victims, we celebrate none and forget all.”
Important literature can’t be kept under wraps forever. A case in point is Mein Kampf. The German state of Bavaria, which holds the German copyright, has blocked the book’s publication within Hitler’s homeland; as recently as 2010, the state went to court to prevent an unauthorized academic edition. But in 2015, 70 years after the author’s death, Bavaria’s copyright will expire. So, the state has announced plans to fund two new editions, the first in German since 1945, including critical commentary. The aim, say Bavarian authorities, is to “demystify” Mein Kampf and make other editions “commercially unattractive.”