The European Jewish Association urges auction to stop selling of items related Hitler

RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The chairman of the European Jewish Association, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, has written to an auctioneer in Northern Ireland, urging him to withdraw the sale of items linked to Adolf Hitler.

An ornate silver-plated pencil is listed with an estimated price of between £50,000 and £80,000, while a signed portrait is expected to sell for between £10,000 and £15,000.

The rabbi said the items were of “anything but historical interest” and could be preserved in museums. But he said buying and selling such items is a “macabre trade” and an insult to millions killed by the Nazis.