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Newly-Discovered Photos of Palestinian Mufti in Nazi Germany
(Kedem Auction House) Six previously unknown photographs documenting a visit to Nazi Germany by Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini in 1943 have been listed for auction. The photographs show al-Husseini, accompanied by a number of Nazi senior officials, dressed in uniforms. Al-Husseini served as the Mufti of Jerusalem in the years 1921-1937, and was one of the most important leaders of the Palestinian national movement. He was among the chief instigators of the 1920 riots, the 1929 riots, and the 1936-1939 Arab Revolt. During his stay in Nazi Germany he had contacts with the upper echelons of the S.S. and the Gestapo, and even met with Adolf Hitler.