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Haifa Magistrate Court bans auction house from selling Holocaust relics

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 21:41

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Israel's Haifa Magistrate Court issued an injunction Wednesday night prohibiting the 'Pa'amonim' auction house from selling Holocaust-era items, including an original yellow Star of David badge and liberation certificates of survivors, according to N12.

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The Haifa Magistrate Court issued an order Wednesday barring the auction house 'Pa'amonim' from selling Holocaust-related artifacts, according to N12. The prohibited items include an original yellow Jewish badge (Judenstern) and discharge certificates of Holocaust survivors. The court's intervention comes amid ongoing public and legal debate in Israel over the trade of Holocaust memorabilia, which critics argue commodifies the memory of the genocide and exploits survivors' trauma. No further details on the petitioner or the duration of the order were provided in the initial report.

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