Workmen found a cache of Nazi paraphernalia hidden under the shingles of the house owned by an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor in one of Jerusalem’s residential neighborhoods last week. A brown paper bag containing Nazi materials, apparently hidden four decades ago, was discovered when workmen started to install a new TV antenna.
The items, untouched by the elements, included a green-felt Nazi hat, a triangular officer’s patch, an insignia with a swastika, and a steel knife inscribed with “Blood and Honor” (“Blut und Ehre”) in German.
The owner of the items was identified as Erich Imberger. Apparently he lived across the street and hid the items in 1939 when the British began their search for Nazis in the region. The family, meanwhile, plans to keep the objects. “After all,” said the survivor’s son-in-law, “they do have some historical value.”
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