Washington – A photograph showing Adolf Hitler embracing a young girl who had a Jewish grandmother has sold at auction for more than $11,000.
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The Washington Post reports the black-and-white image taken by Heinrich Hoffmann and inscribed by Hitler in dark blue ink shows him smiling as he embraces Rosa Bernile Nienau in 1933 at his mountainside retreat. Alexander Historical Auctions of Chesapeake City, Maryland, sold one of the photographs Tuesday for $11,520.
The auction house said research showed Hitler became aware of the girl’s Jewish heritage but chose to ignore it. Nienau, who was nearly 6 when the photo was taken, died of polio in 1943.
Andreas Kornfeld, vice president of sales for the auction house, wouldn’t identify who consigned the photograph or the person who placed the winning bid.
It makes me sick to my stomach to see a picture of the devil himself portrayed in this positive light.
And in all honestly VIN shouldn’t be publishing it this picture / article…..
That’s my humble opinion
Agreed. There are many VIN readers who suffered horribly because of this Satan incarnate; VIN, at a minimum should require its readers to click to a link if they want to see the sensitive, smiling and “human side” of this monster.