The Anti-Defamation Commission’s move against the sale of the board game was apparently prompted by a complaint from a child of a Holocaust survivor who lost his relatives in Auschwitz.
Online retail powerhouse Amazon has recently found itself facing calls from an Australia-based Jewish group called the Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) to halt the sales of a board game that involves two teams of players who try to either hamper or facilitate the rise of Adolf Hitler to power, The Times of Israel reports.
The game in question, called “Secret Hitler”, is touted on the retailer’s website as “a dramatic game of political intrigue and betrayal set in 1930’s Germany”.
In urging Amazon to stop peddling this game, the ADC noted that they are actually acting in response to a complaint filed by a child of a Holocaust survivor “whose father lost his parents, four siblings, as well as his nieces and nephews in Auschwitz”.
He further argued that “using Hitler as part of a board game whitewashes his inhuman crimes” and shows that “still today many do not understand the inexpressible horrors of the Holocaust”.
The media outlet also noted that the ADC apparently addressed its complaint to Amazon Australia, even though the board game in question is also available on the retailer’s US website where it enjoys a 4.8 out of 5 stars rating based on customer feedback.
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