Montreal auction house suspended over Nazi relics

• Date: 11 March 2021
• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

In an email sent to FSWC on Tuesday, liveauctioneers.com stated that it is suspending the auction house Madison's Historical's listing privileges because they violated a number of listing policies, "including those policies that seek to limit the glorification of vile historical objects and to discourage the modern replication of hateful items."

All of the auction house's items - including a used Zyklon B gas canister, SS weapons and military gear, personal items and documents belonging to concentration camp prisoners, among many other items - have since been removed from the platform, FSWC said in a statement on Wednesday.

"We are pleased to see the quick removal of the Holocaust and Nazi relics from this online platform, but are disappointed to see the lack of sensitivity and understanding from the auction house, which not only chose to sell and make a profit from these items, but also glorified many of the items, including calling a Zyklon B gas canister used at a concentration camp 'the holy grail' and a 'lifetime opportunity,'" said FSWC president and CEO Michael Levitt.

"This is...