Archive/File: fascism althans.ewald Source: Simon Wiesenthal Center Infiltration Report (fascism SWC.oprep) ALTHANS, B. EWALD From contacts established by Ron Furey, it is obvious that Ewald Althans is not the neo-Nazi leader that the press has, over the years, made him out to be. Though intelligent and well- spoken, Althans' extravagant lifestyle and sexual preference have made him a pariah within the movement. When Furey asked the neo- Nazi leadership about the possibility of meeting with Althans, several simultaneously answered, "We don't want another Michael Kuhnen." (Kuhnen, a one-time major leader of Germany's neo-Nazis, died of AIDS while in prison.) Althans, however, is apparently not totally out of favor with the Carto organization (see separate entry). He has attended two of the most recent conventions of the Institute for Historical Review. While Althans has been played up in the past, it is obvious that he has fallen from grace.