Pictures of the Nazi death camp complex were used on a variety of tree ornaments, a mouse pad and a bottle opener, which the Auschwitz Memorial described as 'disturbing and disrespectful.'
Pictures of the Nazi death camp complex were used on a variety of tree ornaments, a mouse pad and a bottle opener, which the Auschwitz Memorial described as"disturbing and disrespectful."Images used showed the train tracks leading to the entrance of Auschwitz II-Birkenau and a number of scenes inside the camps, where around 1 million Jewish people are estimated to have been killed during World War II.
— Auschwitz Memorial December 1, 2019 The memorial then noticed more products for sale also bearing images of the death camp, which operated in Nazi-occupied Poland. Those products also appear to have been pulled from sale.Read MoreMost of the sellers' products feature pictures from tourism sites around the world.
— Auschwitz Memorial December 1, 2019 An Amazon spokesperson told CNN Business in a statement:"All sellers must follow our selling guidelines and those who do not will be subject to action, including potential removal of their account. The products in question have been removed."This is not the first time the site has been forced to pull products from its marketplace. Earlier this year, a range of products were removed after complaints that they were offensive to Muslims.
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