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The Museum was, after all, supposed to be an American national monument. While not all victims were Jews, all Jews were victims, destined for annihilation solely because they were born Jewish.” Some survivors would have preferred to have the Museum concentrate exclusively on the Jewish genocide. As Elie Wiesel had written in 1979 in his letter submitting the report of the President’s Commission on the Holocaust to President Carter, while millions of innocent civilians were tragically killed by the Nazis and must be remembered, “there exists a moral imperative for special emphasis on the six million Jews. Holocaust Memorial Council discussed at great length whether it was to be a Jewish or an American Museum. The building itself, however, had to be constructed with privately raised funds. The United States government donated the land for the Holocaust Museum, which is located on one of the most prominent sites of the American capital, just off the Mall. In her fascinating new memoir, just released by the Holocaust Museum, we get a glimpse into how Rosensaft proposed to honor the dead, respect the memories of survivors, and teach those who were never there. Immediately after the war, she was one of the leaders of the Jewish Displaced Persons in the British Zone in Germany and later became a founding member of the U.S. She kept 149 Jewish children alive in Bergen-Belsen from December 1944 until their liberation on April 15, 1945. Hadassah Rosensaft (1912-1997) was imprisoned by the Nazis in Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen- Belsen. The seller has made his decision known to the court and it is now up to them to decide the fate of the items.Wid ely regarded by Holocaust survivors as one of their matriarchs, Dr. The matter did not sit well, however, with the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors that wanted the items to be transferred to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. He has decided to donate the dies to the Yad Ezer L’Chaver organization that runs the Haifa Holocaust Museum and works with survivors. The owner pointed out that “while he has no legal obligation to give away the items, he is willing to do so in light of the fact that at the end of the day, his only goal is to act for the commemoration of the Holocaust.” The letter also stressed that all along the owner meant to sell the kits to “an individual who would then donate it to a Holocaust commemorative organization,” rather than to someone unsuitable. In a letter to the court, the seller explained that as someone who works in the field of Holocaust history and purchases items to keep its memory alive, he did not expect the auction to cause a storm. The court informed the seller’s lawyers that he had eight days to make a decision with regard to the conflict over the items, which is when he decided to donate the items.

The Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors filed a lawsuit against the auction house and the owner in an attempt to prevent the sale of the dies altogether.ĭuring the first hearing on Tuesday, the head of the auction house, Meir Tzolman, asked for the name of the seller to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the matter. Following outrage by Holocaust survivors, the Tel Aviv District Court temporarily halted the sale. The auction of the controversial items was announced by the Tzolman Auction house several weeks ago. The anonymous seller of the Nazi tattoo kit that was used on prisoners in the Auschwitz extermination camp informed the Tel Aviv District Court on Thursday that he planned to bring the matter to a conclusion by donating the items to the Haifa Holocaust Museum. The dies from a tattoo kit, and a manual, are displayed at an Israeli auction house in Gilo, Nov.