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| Protesters invade Hitler art sale | Protesters invade Hitler art sale |
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| Protesters have stormed an auction in Cornwall of watercolours believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler. | Protesters have stormed an auction in Cornwall of watercolours believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler. |
| Aaron Barschak, a comedian who gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party, and a man dressed as Hitler were ejected from the auction. | Aaron Barschak, a comedian who gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party, and a man dressed as Hitler were ejected from the auction. |
| They disrupted the bidding, offering "six million because the painting was a Mussolini" in a "comical protest". | They disrupted the bidding, offering "six million because the painting was a Mussolini" in a "comical protest". |
| During the auction in Lostwithiel, 21 works of art attributed to Hitler sold for a combined total of £118,000. | |
| 'Comical protest' | 'Comical protest' |
| In 2003 Barschak, a self-styled "comedy terrorist", scaled the walls of Windsor Castle and entered the royal party wearing a pink dress, a false beard and a Osama bin Laden-style turban. | In 2003 Barschak, a self-styled "comedy terrorist", scaled the walls of Windsor Castle and entered the royal party wearing a pink dress, a false beard and a Osama bin Laden-style turban. |
| On Tuesday he said he was protesting because the sale of paintings by the Nazi dictator was offensive. | On Tuesday he said he was protesting because the sale of paintings by the Nazi dictator was offensive. |
| The 21 drawings were found in an old suitcase in BelgiumBarschak's wife Tamara, 34, described her husband as "an intellectual Jew". | The 21 drawings were found in an old suitcase in BelgiumBarschak's wife Tamara, 34, described her husband as "an intellectual Jew". |
| "This is a comical protest," she said. | |
| "The sale here is offensive - it should never have been held. | |
| "It's not a surprise that when they did decide to hold it they chose a quiet village in Cornwall. | "It's not a surprise that when they did decide to hold it they chose a quiet village in Cornwall. |
| "If it was in London there would have been protests. Adolf Hitler was a mass murderer and to make money from that is wrong." | "If it was in London there would have been protests. Adolf Hitler was a mass murderer and to make money from that is wrong." |
| Some relatives of Holocaust survivors have also denounced the sale and said the pictures should be burned. | Some relatives of Holocaust survivors have also denounced the sale and said the pictures should be burned. |
| 'A bit grotesque' | 'A bit grotesque' |
| The 21 paintings and two pencil sketches under the hammer at Jefferys auctioneers were found in an old suitcase in a Belgium attic, close to where Hitler served during World War I. | The 21 paintings and two pencil sketches under the hammer at Jefferys auctioneers were found in an old suitcase in a Belgium attic, close to where Hitler served during World War I. |
| Dr Paul Newgass, the vice president of Exeter Synagogue, described the auction of the work believed to be the Nazi dictator's as "a bit grotesque". | |
| He said: "It's stirring up the past and a slap in the face for the families of Holocaust victims. | He said: "It's stirring up the past and a slap in the face for the families of Holocaust victims. |
| "I can understand why some people feel so distressed, but I don't think the auction will impact on the day-to-day aspect of Jewish life." | "I can understand why some people feel so distressed, but I don't think the auction will impact on the day-to-day aspect of Jewish life." |
| Auctioneer Ian Morris said the interruption was "just one of those things". | Auctioneer Ian Morris said the interruption was "just one of those things". |
| ''These are historical documents and we can't change history. | ''These are historical documents and we can't change history. |
| "Maybe it's not so bad to bring this man back to the fore, so the things he did are never forgotten.'' | "Maybe it's not so bad to bring this man back to the fore, so the things he did are never forgotten.'' |