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Todd SchultzI am not Jewish, and the piece does not offend me, but then again little does. I do find it to be of questionable taste, but to each his own I guess. It would bother me, though, if any of my friends were offended, Jewish or non, and I would prefer that it not be included.
It does get to be a slippery slope with these historical pieces. As someone posted, this is probably just a helmet from your basic German soldier, who likely wanted to be doing anything other than fighting a war. Still, where do you draw the line? What if it was an SS artifact, or something more directly linked to the Holocaust? What if it was worth a fortune to those who are into these kinds of things?
I abhor political correctness, and find that alot of people have unnecessarily thin skin. Still, this particular chapter of World history remains painful for so many, and that should be given great weight, IMO, before offering its mementos for sale.
My two cents.