PUBLISHED: 16:50 13 November 2018 | UPDATED: 17:23 13 November 2018 Trousers manufactured at Auschwitz Credit: Louisa Baldwin Archant A Norwich antique shop has been labelled offensive for selling Nazi memorabilia and £600 trousers made at Auschwitz. The nazi memorabilia for sale at St Gregory’s Antiques Credit: Ellen Nierop Ellen Nierop, from Norwich, says she confronted the owner of St Gregory’s Antiques and Collectables in Pottergate on Remembrance Sunday after spotting “a Nazi display cabinet”. Ms Nierop says she was “deeply offended” by the items – which include SS trophies, knifes and stamps – as her relatives were Dutch Jews murdered at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. At the antiques shop, which is in the former home of a medieval church, dealers pay a fee to rent the cabinets. When Ms Nierop challenged the owner on his decision to allow the items in the shop, she claims he said they were being sold on behalf of a Polish man and that she should leave if she felt offended. She says he also told her that the memorabilia was of “historic value” and they were collectable items. Ms Nierop said: “I decided to pop in to St Gregory’s to get some Christmas stuff on my way back through the city. St Gregory’s Antiques and collectables centre off Pottergate, Norwich. Photo: Steve Adams “I walked inside and on the right were children’s games and on the left Nazi memorabilia and I was horrified and deeply offended. READ MORE: City pub that closed more than… [Read full story]
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