Germany Cancels Holocaust Artifact Auction After Public Outcry
In response to complaints from Holocaust survivors, Poland’s foreign minister announced the cancellation of an auction of Holocaust artifacts in Germany, after speaking with his German counterpart. The auction, which included letters from concentration camp prisoners and Gestapo documents, was scheduled to be held by the Felzmann auction house. A Holocaust survivors group had called for the auction’s cancellation, criticizing it as a commercial exploitation of victims’ suffering. The auction house’s website listing the items was unavailable on Sunday afternoon.
John Q. Hosedrinker