Schindler's List goes up for auction on eBay: Controversial sale of historic document of the names of Jews he saved from the Nazis
The auction has a $3million reserve price, but sellers expect millions more
The documents can only be picked up locally in Israel 'for security'
Online reaction to the auction has been less than positive
Two collectors from California have put Schindler’s List up for auction on eBay - and are asking for bids starting at $3million.
The move to put the precious historical document - which is one of four known copies of the list - on the auction website has sparked controversy with many believing it should have been given to a museum.
The document, which is being sold by a private owner in Israel and is only available for local pick up, is the only copy of the list ever to be sold on the open market.
Remarkable: Schindler's list contains the names of about 800 Jews that were saved by German businessman Oskar Schindler -- Scroll down for the complete list
WHAT IS SCHINDLER'S LIST?
The list, which was originally known as 'Schindlerjuden,' contains the names of about 800 Jews Oscar Schindler tried to protect from the Holocaust.
It began as Schindler's attempt to keep his factories running during the war, he even considered trying to make money from saving the lives of his Jewish employees.
It is believed to have eventually saved the lives of anywhere from 1,000 - 1,200 Jews from the Nazi regime during World War II. The known lists that exist are incomplete.
It led to Schindler being the only member of the Nazi Party to be buried in Israel, on Mount Zion.
Sources: University of Pennsylvania, U.S. Mem. Holocaust Museum
Calling the document ‘a piece of history that has inspired many,’ the listing by auction promoters Eric Garvin and Gary Zimet guarantees the list’s authenticity – it was sourced from Itzhak Stern, Schindler’s accountant played by Ben Kingsley in the award-winning film.
The document can only be collected in Israel 'for security' and to give the winning bidder the opportunity to personally inspect it, Garvin told MailOnline
Garvin and Zimet are collectors from California with a history of headline-grabbing auctions through their company Auction Cause and are hoping for the document to sell for millions beyond the reserve price.
The two chose ‘the world’s marketplace’ because there are billionaires and wealthy celebrities using the site. Garvin told the New York Post. The two collectors hope to earn at least $5 million from when the auction ends after 10 days, he added.
‘Using eBay offers the widest audience and the most opportunity to bid, as opposed to a traditional auction house,’ Garvin added in comments to MailOnline.
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For sale: Collectors have put an original copy of 'Schindler's List' up for auction on eBay
Nightmarish: A young man checks numbers tattooed on the arms of Jewish Polish prisoners coming from the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp
The other three known copies are in museums – with two in Israel and one in the United States Holocaust Museum – and that is where many believe this copy should also go.
‘Donate it to a museum,’ said one Twitter user. ‘Surely this should be donated to a museum,’ said another, echoing the sentiments of several people across the internet.
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Several others expressed unhappiness with the auction, one person even tweeted ‘if you’re still wondering about the world you live in… Schindler’s list is being sold on e-bay [SIC]. Say no more.’
All bidders must be pre-qualified, with the winner to pay a $10,000 deposit via PayPal and work out how to send the rest offline, according to the listing.
They made it into a movie: Actors Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley on the set of Schindler's List
Doomed: Prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp, one of many across Europe responsible for the near-extermination of European Jews by the Nazi regime
Explaining that he understands why people believe the list belongs on display in a museum instead of for sale online, Garvin said that many people with collections of ‘fantastic items’ choose to share those items with a greater audience.
‘It would not surprise me if it ends up in a museum… I think that would be fantastic,’ said Garvin.
The list originated from German Industrialist Oskar Schindler. During World War II, Schindler made it his mission to keep his Jewish employees from oppression and death at the hands of the Nazis.
Schindler even bribed officials with cash and lavish gifts to keep them away.
Extermination: A prisoner at the Dachau concentration camp, where over 30,000 Jews were killed during the Holocaust
The Theory and Practice of Hell: Eugene Kogon, Holocaust survivor, wrote a book on the psychological torture the SS imposed on Jews in concentration camps
Over six million Jews were persecuted, tortured and murdered at concentration camps across Europe as part of the 'Final Solution' by the Nazi regime by the end of World War II, according to the United States Memorial Holocaust Museum, with victims included Gypsies, the disabled, Poles, Russians and others. The dead ranged in age from babies to the elderly.
His efforts were adopted into both a book and movie, the latter of which starred Liam Neeson and won seven Academy Awards, including best picture and a best actor nod for Neeson.Previous auctions staged by Auction Cause include a date with Scarlett Johansson – the $19 million reserve was not met, a selling of the Harry Reid/Rush Limbaugh letter which fetched $2.1 million and a $200,000 David and Victoria Beckham cocktail reception.
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The move to put the precious historical document - which is one of four known copies of the list - on the auction website has sparked controversy with many believing it should have been given to a museum.
The document, which is being sold by a private owner in Israel and is only available for local pick up, is the only copy of the list ever to be sold on the open market.
Remarkable: Schindler's list contains the names of about 800 Jews that were saved by German businessman Oskar Schindler -- Scroll down for the complete list
WHAT IS SCHINDLER'S LIST?
The list, which was originally known as 'Schindlerjuden,' contains the names of about 800 Jews Oscar Schindler tried to protect from the Holocaust.
It began as Schindler's attempt to keep his factories running during the war, he even considered trying to make money from saving the lives of his Jewish employees.
It is believed to have eventually saved the lives of anywhere from 1,000 - 1,200 Jews from the Nazi regime during World War II. The known lists that exist are incomplete.
It led to Schindler being the only member of the Nazi Party to be buried in Israel, on Mount Zion.
Sources: University of Pennsylvania, U.S. Mem. Holocaust Museum
Calling the document ‘a piece of history that has inspired many,’ the listing by auction promoters Eric Garvin and Gary Zimet guarantees the list’s authenticity – it was sourced from Itzhak Stern, Schindler’s accountant played by Ben Kingsley in the award-winning film.
The document can only be collected in Israel 'for security' and to give the winning bidder the opportunity to personally inspect it, Garvin told MailOnline
Garvin and Zimet are collectors from California with a history of headline-grabbing auctions through their company Auction Cause and are hoping for the document to sell for millions beyond the reserve price.
The two chose ‘the world’s marketplace’ because there are billionaires and wealthy celebrities using the site. Garvin told the New York Post. The two collectors hope to earn at least $5 million from when the auction ends after 10 days, he added.
‘Using eBay offers the widest audience and the most opportunity to bid, as opposed to a traditional auction house,’ Garvin added in comments to MailOnline.
Enlarge
For sale: Collectors have put an original copy of 'Schindler's List' up for auction on eBay
- The quiet savior: Oskar Schindler saving a thousand Jews from the Holocaust only became widely known because of a book and a movie about his actions
Nightmarish: A young man checks numbers tattooed on the arms of Jewish Polish prisoners coming from the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp
The other three known copies are in museums – with two in Israel and one in the United States Holocaust Museum – and that is where many believe this copy should also go.
‘Donate it to a museum,’ said one Twitter user. ‘Surely this should be donated to a museum,’ said another, echoing the sentiments of several people across the internet.
More...
Archaeologists claim to have unearthed King David's palace in the city where he battled Goliath in the biblical tale
Now we know who to blame! Flat-pack revolution sparked when an IKEA designer sawed the legs off a table to fit it in his car
Several others expressed unhappiness with the auction, one person even tweeted ‘if you’re still wondering about the world you live in… Schindler’s list is being sold on e-bay [SIC]. Say no more.’
All bidders must be pre-qualified, with the winner to pay a $10,000 deposit via PayPal and work out how to send the rest offline, according to the listing.
They made it into a movie: Actors Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley on the set of Schindler's List
Doomed: Prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp, one of many across Europe responsible for the near-extermination of European Jews by the Nazi regime
Explaining that he understands why people believe the list belongs on display in a museum instead of for sale online, Garvin said that many people with collections of ‘fantastic items’ choose to share those items with a greater audience.
‘It would not surprise me if it ends up in a museum… I think that would be fantastic,’ said Garvin.
The list originated from German Industrialist Oskar Schindler. During World War II, Schindler made it his mission to keep his Jewish employees from oppression and death at the hands of the Nazis.
Schindler even bribed officials with cash and lavish gifts to keep them away.
Extermination: A prisoner at the Dachau concentration camp, where over 30,000 Jews were killed during the Holocaust
The Theory and Practice of Hell: Eugene Kogon, Holocaust survivor, wrote a book on the psychological torture the SS imposed on Jews in concentration camps
Over six million Jews were persecuted, tortured and murdered at concentration camps across Europe as part of the 'Final Solution' by the Nazi regime by the end of World War II, according to the United States Memorial Holocaust Museum, with victims included Gypsies, the disabled, Poles, Russians and others. The dead ranged in age from babies to the elderly.
His efforts were adopted into both a book and movie, the latter of which starred Liam Neeson and won seven Academy Awards, including best picture and a best actor nod for Neeson.Previous auctions staged by Auction Cause include a date with Scarlett Johansson – the $19 million reserve was not met, a selling of the Harry Reid/Rush Limbaugh letter which fetched $2.1 million and a $200,000 David and Victoria Beckham cocktail reception.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2370536/Schindlers-List-goes-auction-eBay-Bidding-starts-3million-historic-document-containing-names-Jews-saved-Nazis.html#ixzz2Zc8zmzo1
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