To fight against evil does not make you good.

Still, it was said the man was "just doing his job".

Every day millions of people get up, go to work and "just do their job". Without that, the world as we know it would change radically. The man did his small part - to feed his family (if he had any), to seek justice, and to move the world forward in its daily business.

That doesn't make him good - but for every single person that pulls on their clothes for another "day at the office", white collar or blue collar, they deserve some credit. It ain't easy.

Was he a hero? In some ways he was - as each person can be in their day to day lives. That doesn't make him "good" or "evil" - just a person doing what is right on that occasion.

True, but this man and others obviously worked against the wind, in what would become the Third Reich ... and it is good enough.

What i think?
Very interesting and colorful character that stood on his principles till the end.
Him being Jew and communist at the time puts him as natural adversary to Hitler and nazi party.

By reading the article i cant figure out what annoys people so much to doubt his ethical side.
The fact that he was Jewish or communist or both.

Like, he was a Jew, and had a strong head wind .. but could probably do with rhetoric like that which very few dared to do at that time, saying what he thought.

Don't get me wrong, I neither care for him being a Jew nor a Communist (my great grandfather was a Communist too and had his problems with the Nazis because of that). I just don't see why one would have to make a documentation or movie about him. He was just doing his job that day. I would have expected every other lawyer to do the same.
Again I don't say he's good/bad. I just say I expect everybody in his position to do the same.

"I just say I expect everybody in his position to do the same" So true!

They already made a show about the guy who annoyed Hitler:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L265KoA2gIw

:haha: