Mein Kampf will be reprinted in Germany for the first time since World War II

A copy of Mein Kampf signed by Hitler
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For the first time since Adolf Hitler's death, Mein Kampf will be available for sale in German bookstores.

This isn't the Nazi leader's original autobiography, though: The 2,000-page volume, published by a taxpayer-funded historical society, will include annotations and criticism of the text. The first print run will begin early next year.

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Not everyone in Germany is happy about the publication, though. Many Holocaust survivors see the reprint as giving Hitler a new voice.

"I am absolutely against the publication of Mein Kampf, even with annotations. Can you annotate the Devil? Can you annotate a person like Hitler?" Levi Salomon, spokesman for the Jewish Forum for Democracy and Against Anti-Semitism in Berlin, told the Post. "This book is outside of human logic."

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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.