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German auction house cancels sale of Holocaust artefacts after outcry


Survivors group had called on firm Felzmann to ‘show some basic decency’ and halt ‘cynical and shameless’ event

Poland’s foreign minister said on Sunday that an “offensive” auction of Holocaust artefacts in Germany has been cancelled, relaying information from his German counterpart, after complaints from Holocaust survivors.

Radosław Sikorski made the comments on X, saying he and German foreign minister Johann Wadephul “agreed that such a scandal must be prevented”.

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Author : Associated Press in Berlin

Publish date : 2025-11-16 18:22:00

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