Nazi Remembrance - Federal Council: Commercial Trade in Property of Nazi Victims Should Be Prohibited
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The Federal Council wants to ban the commercial trade in personal belongings of victims from the Nazi era.
The Territorial Chamber of the German Parliament or Bundesrat introduced this Friday in the Bundestag or Lower House a bill to prohibit trade in the personal objects of victims of National Socialism, which are often subject to auctions. The draft, which was introduced at the initiative of the North Rhine-Westphalia region, mainly refers to official documents, letters and diaries, as well as to personal items such as clothing with a Star of David…
The German states intend to ban the sale of certain items directly related to victims of the Nazi era. The Federal Council (Bundesrat) passed a resolution to this effect on Friday in Berlin. This includes documents, letters, and diaries of concentration camp prisoners, yellow stars, and other personal belongings. Violations will be punishable by law. The draft legislation, introduced by North Rhine-Westphalia, clarifies that commercial interests…
The Bundesrat, the upper house of the German Parliament, presented a bill to the Bundestag (lower house) on Friday to prohibit the sale of personal effects of victims of Nazism, which are often auctioned.

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