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Watch: Businessman who purchased Hitler's belongings honored

Conference of European Rabbis honors Swiss-Lebanese businessman who purchased Nazi leader's belongings at German auction.

Hitler memorabilia auction rakes in thousands

Auction of Nazi memorabilia brings in hundreds of thousands of euros amid German and international protest.

Auction featuring Marilyn Monroe's Jewish prayer books

J. Greenstein & Co.’s Auction House to host bi-annual Judaica auction devoted solely to rare Jewish artifacts in December.

'Nazi memorabilia should not be traded

European Jewish Association calls on Munich Auction house to cancel sale of items belonging to Hess, Goring, Himmler and Hitler himself.

You can buy Marilyn Monroe’s menorah for $150,000

Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism before her marriage to Arthur Miller. Now, her menorah is up for auction.

Auction of 11-year-old Holocaust victim’s letter stopped

Israeli court blocks sale of letter written by an 11-year-old Polish girl who was killed in the Holocaust following a protest by family.

Previously unknown manuscript to be auctioned off in Jerusalem

Manuscript of disciple of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk expected to sell for half a million dollars.

French billionaire who bought Sotheby's is a 'longtime admirer'

Patrick Drahi, who bought Sotheby's for $3.7b, admits to being a 'longtime client and lifetime admirer' of the auction house.

Einstein letter on Austria’s anti-Semitism up for auction

Handwritten letter by Albert Einstein expressing fictitious support for Austria's anti-Semitic policies to be auctioned in Jerusalem.

Hitler's 'suicide note' going up for sale

Letter written by Hitler signaling his intention to remain - and die - in Berlin as Russians approached expected to fetch some $80,000.

Schindler's personal possessions to be auctioned off

Boston-based auction house to put up several personal possessions of German industrialist who saved about 1,200 Jews during World War II.

Paintings attributed to Hitler fail to sell at German auction

Five watercolors attributed to Nazi dictator do not sell in auction in Nuremberg, possibly over fears they could be fakes.

Hank Greenberg’s bat is up for auction

Bat used by legendary Jewish baseball player currently selling for over $8,000.

Rare Jamaican Jewish marriage contract to be sold at auction

Jewish marriage contract from 1884 for couple married in Kingston, Jamaica will be auctioned as part of a sale of 'Important Judaica'.

Frank Sinatra's kippa sells for nearly $10,000

Specially-made Jewish head-covering embroidered with Frank Sinatra's name and which belonged to late singer sells for $9,375.

Einstein's 'God Letter' sold at auction

Handwritten letter by Albert Einstein on religion, his Jewish identity and his search for meaning in life sold for nearly $3 million.

Marilyn Monroe's siddur up for auction

The actress underwent Reform conversion prior to her marriage to Jewish-American writer Arthur Miller.

Unopened letter sent to Anne Frank’s home fetches $11,000

Auction house sells unopened letter to Otto Frank in 1942 for $11,000, does not disclose new owner's name.

Handwritten letter from Freud goes up for auction

Los Angeles auction house places rare letter detailing Freud’s Jewish background up for auction.

Watch owned by Jewish Titanic victim sold to collector

Titanic victim’s Hebrew-letter watch sells for $57,000.

Titanic victim’s Hebrew letter watch being auctioned

Pocket watch featuring Hebrew letters, image of Moses holding Ten Commandments, goes up for auction.

Unopened letter sent to Anne Frank’s father in 1942 to be sold

Unopened letter discovered among deceased stamp collector's belongings to be auctioned off.

Einstein letter on rise of Nazis sold at auction

Letter written by Albert Einstein on the day he renounced his German citizenship sold at auction house in Los Angeles.

Einstein letters being auctioned

Letter written by famed physician on the day he renounced his German citizenship one of five being sold at auction in LA.

Eleanor Roosevelt letter defending Israel up for auction

1957 letter written by former first lady in which she defends Israel’s actions in Suez Crisis up for auction. Bidding starts at $22,500.

German composer's anti-Semitic letter sold for $42,000

Anti-Semitic letter written by German composer Richard Wagner sold at auction house in Israel.

Einstein's violin sold at New York auction

Violin once owned by legendary physicist sold for $516,500 at Bonhams auction house.

Einstein letter sold for $100,000 at Jerusalem auction

Letter penned by legendary physicist discussing one of his groundbreaking theories sells in Jerusalem.

Historic document:

Haredi yeshiva secretary: Israel is the beginning of redemption

Letter from Ponevezh Yeshiva secretary calling Israel's independence 'beginning of Israel's rebirth declaration in its land' up for sale.

Nazi-Zionist cooperation medal offered at auction

Items from Holocaust period to be sold at special auction on eve of Tenth of Tevet fast.

Einstein letters sell at Jerusalem auction

Letters written by Albert Einstein about God, Israel and physics fetch nearly $210,000 at a Jerusalem auction.

Tiroche Auction House - Revolutionizing how Israeli art is sold.

Amitai Hazan tells of the auction house that is revolutionizing trade in Israeli and Jewish art.

Hitler's phone sold for $243,000

Nazi leader's personal telephone sold at auction in Maryland for $243,000.

Autographed Larry King suspenders to be auctioned

A pair of suspenders signed by Larry King will be auctioned off to benefit the American Jewish Historical Society.

Baseball signed by World War II spy sells for over $17,000

One of only two baseballs known to be signed by Moe Berg, a former major league catcher who served as a U.S. spy, sells for $17,029.

Kneeling Hitler statue sold for whopping $17.2 million

A controversial statue of Hitler on his knees was auctioned by Christie's in New York on Sunday for $17.2 million.

Anne Frank's copy of 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' sells for $50,000

Boston museum acquires Anne Frank's personal copy of "Grimm's Fairy Tales" for $50,000 at auction.

Revealed: Einstein blamed US for not stopping Nazis

US government of 1942 controlled by 'fascist financiers,' Einstein fumes in a never-before-seen letter.

Hitler's copy of 'Mein Kampf' sold for $20,655

A copy of Hitler's book owned by the Nazi leader himself sold in an auction in United States.

500-year-old Talmud sells for $9.3 million

Sothebys auction sees rare Babylonian Talmud sold at global record price for Judaica, after being held at Westminster Abbey for centuries.

Auction of iconic Israeli flag cancelled

Flag from the SS Exodus, which tried to bring Holocaust survivors to British-mandate Palestine, bought by public institution.

Watch: Jerusalem Auction House Sells Rare Jewish Items

The Jerusalem of Gold auctions center will hold an auction on Monday featuring unique antiques with a Jewish theme.

Nazi-Looted Painting Sold at Auction for $2.92 Million

A Nazi-looted painting that was hidden for decades sold at Sotheby's for more than three times than estimated.

Adolf Hitler's Artwork Goes Up for Auction

Nazi leader's watercolors and drawing are expected to sell for between $1,120 and $50,700 in German auction to be held later this month.

Nazi Surrender Telegram to Go Up for Auction

Rare find expected to garner between $20,000-$30,000 in New York auction.

Jewish Art Collectors' Haul Up for Auction at $50M

Sonnabend collection includes some of the 20th Century's finest artists.

Hermann Goering's Suit to Be Auctioned in the UK

Nazi leader's suit found to be an original - after auction house owner notices sweat stains.

Stolen 19th Century Talmud Found

The book was stolen from the National Library years ago. Judaica auction house owner arrested.

Australian Auction House Faces Controversy Over Nazi Memorabilia

Jewish community leaders in Adelaide slam auction house for selling Nazi flags and swords as 'militaria.'

Herzl's Personal Dedication Sold for $67,000

Theoodor Herzl wrote: 'He who has no idea what he is willing to die for, is not worthy of living.'

French Auction House Pulls Mein Kampf Sale After Protests

Watchdog group successfully convinces auction house to torpedo the sale, noting it would equate Hitler's manifesto with any other text.

Napoleon: A Modern-Day 'Messiah'?

Auction find reveals that the dictator drove to give full rights to French Jewry, fashion himself as the savior of Jewish life there.

Rare Manuscript Offers Unique Look at Hassidism's Beginnings

Only existing copy of pakshevil (wall poster) from mid-late 1800s publicizing ban by Vilna Gaon will be on auction in late January.

Rare Book of Psalms Sells for Record $14.16 Million

The world's most valuable printed book was auctioned Tuesday. Printed 1640, it is thought to be first book printed in what is now the US.

eBay Removes Offensive Holocaust Memorabilia

Online auction site eBay was profiting from a trade in Holocaust memorabilia, discovers the British Daily Mail.

Schindler's Rare Blueprints Sold for $63,426

Blueprints for an expansion of Oskar Schindler's Poland factory were sold at an online auction, along with other documents.

Rare Schindler Documents Up for Online Auction

Rare documents that fill in some major gaps in the story of Holocaust hero Oskar Schindler have gone up for auction online.

Dreyfus Prison Letter Sells for $492,000 at Paris Auction

A letter by Jewish French army captain Alfred Dreyfus sells for $492,000 at Paris auction.

Grandson of Alfred Dreyfus Asks Not to Auction Off His Letter

A grandson of Alfred Dreyfus urges a private collector not to allow a letter penned by his grandfather to be auctioned off in Paris.

Letter by Alfred Dreyfus to Be Sold at Auction

Letter by Jewish French army officer falsely accused of treason, whose trial led Herzl to search for a Jewish state, to be sold at auction.