Editing Bert Fields (section)

===Open letter to the German chancellor===
In 1997, Fields conceived an open letter to then-[[German Chancellor]] [[Helmut Kohl]], published as a newspaper advertisement in the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', which drew parallels between the "organized oppression" of Scientologists in Germany and [[Nazi]] policies espoused by Germany in the 1930s. The letter was signed by 34 prominent figures in the U.S. entertainment industry, including the top executives of [[MGM]], [[Warner Bros.]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] as well as actors [[Dustin Hoffman]] and [[Goldie Hawn]], director [[Oliver Stone]], writers [[Mario Puzo]] and [[Gore Vidal]], and talk-show host [[Larry King]].<ref>Masters, Kim (February 10, 1997). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070101204105/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,985884,00.html Hollywood's Glitterati Circle the Wagons"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''</ref><ref>Drozdiak, William (January 14, 1997). [https://web.archive.org/web/20090610023510/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/10844567.html?dids=10844567:10844567&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+14%2C+1997&author=William+Drozdiak&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=U.S.+Celebrities+Defend+Scientology+in+Germany&pqatl=google U.S. Celebrities Defend Scientology in Germany], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', p. A11</ref><ref name=Wash>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023031737/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-704081.html Germany, America and Scientology], ''The Washington Post'', February 1, 1997</ref><ref name=Bonfante>Bonfante, Jordan; van Voorst, Bruce (February 10, 1997). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070708202927/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,985883-1,00.html Does Germany Have Something Against These Guys?]", ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''</ref>