Not buying German items IS an emotional issue. But then, I do not get why we buy ANY products that are non-Jewish. There is not a country in the world that has not tried to expel or even kill Jews en masse. Jews should not use products made by ANY of these countries, based on that line of reasoning alone. And no, I have not yet been able to bring myself to buy German made products (though supposedly they are the best), but then maybe we should not buy French perfume or couture, either. Or shop in the Arab Shuk. Or drink English tea. Or travel (thereby enriching their tourist trade)to Italy or any other country that sanctioned the murder of Jews.
The Germans were not the first, nor unfortunately will they be the last, to try to decimate the Jewish People.This is an emotionally difficult and painful issue, but we nonetheless tend to side with the “don’t buy German” aspect of it.