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Fast Forward Hermann Goering’s Underwear Goes on Auction Block With Nazi Mementos
— An auction of Nazi memorabilia in Munich includes underpants worn by Hermann Goering and socks worn by Adolf Hitler. The auction scheduled for this weekend at the Herman Historica International auction house also includes the case that held the cyanide capsule Goering used to take his life the night before he was scheduled to…
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News Ernest Michel, the Jew Who Gave Up Scoop of a Lifetime by Walking Out on Goering
The date of Ernest Michel’s death was fitting, somehow. A Holocaust survivor and former executive vice president of UJA-Federation of New York from 1970-1989, Michel died at home on May 7, in the week between Yom Hashoah and Yom Ha’atzmaut. Michel was a Jewish communal executive for more than 60 years when such work was…
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Fast Forward EBay Rejects Hermann Goering’s Mercedes-Benz as Auction Item
Auction website eBay has refused to list a World War II-era Mercedes Benz once owned Hermann Goering, a Nazi leader who commanded the German air force, citing a policy prohibiting the sale of offensive items. The 1941 Mercedes Benz 540 K Cabriolet B, custom built by Daimler-Benz for Adolf Hitler’s close confidant, is currently in…
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