Jewish Link Mexico and Israel – Several items allegedly owned by Adolf Hitler have been put up for auction in Australia, and an anti-Semitism watchdog claims that their sale glorifies the Nazi leader.
Among the items JB Military Antiquities put up for auction were a box of cigarettes, a jug, an ice bucket, a sauce boat and a hairbrush, several of which it touted as “exceptional and extremely rare.” The tender is scheduled to close Sunday morning.
The cigarette box and hairbrush were the most sought after items with more than 20 offers each, with the former fetching a starting price of nearly $ 8,900.
The Anti-Defamation Commission, which has been pushing to ban the sale of Nazi memorabilia, denounced the auction as “perverse and twisted,” according to information from The Times of Israel.
“If Hitler were alive today, he would be thanking JB Military Antiques and applauding their grisly trade, delighted that his legacy is being mainstreamed and promoted in Australia,” ADC Chairman Dvir Abramovich said in a statement on Friday.
“The extermination and dehumanization of millions should not have a price tag and be offered to the highest bidder. The perverse and twisted sale of these blood-stained items that belonged to a monster tramples the memory of the Holocaust victims and is spit on the graves of the brave excavators who sacrificed their lives to defeat this evil tyrant, ”the document added. .
He also called the auction “a kick in the stomach” for Holocaust survivors.
Abramovich called for the auction house to immediately remove the items and for the prime minister of Western Australia, where JB Military Antiquities is located, to ban the sale of Nazi memorabilia.
JB Military Antiquities owner Jamey Blewitt said he would continue to sell the items.
“While this is a period in history that has caused and continues to cause pain and discomfort to large numbers of people… these items are sold as historical artifacts in nature and speak more about educational legacy… as opposed to me or my auction house that wants to glorify or promote Nazism or the ideals and beliefs of Adolf Hitler, “Blewitt told 9News.
The ADC has previously quarreled with the auction house, which last year put a photo of Abramovich with Hitler in a Facebook post after objections to the sale of Nazi memorabilia.
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