A_menorah_defies_the_Nazi_flag_1931.jpg
Summary
Description A menorah defies the Nazi flag 1931.jpg |
English:
Chanukah Menorah in the window of Rabbi Akiva Boruch Posner, opposite the Nazi Party headquarters building in Kiel, Germany, in 1931.
The text on back of the photo reads:
"Chanukah 5692 (1931) 'Death to Judah' So the flag says 'Judah will live forever' So the light answers" |
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Source | Online-Various |
Author | Rachel Posner, photographer |
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This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany . The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross ) may also be illegal in Austria , Hungary , Poland , Czech Republic , France , Brazil , Israel , Ukraine , Russia and other countries , depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is paragraph 86a of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the criminal code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553). |