Jerusalem Post/Business & Innovation/All NewsFirst publication: The Haifa Magistrates Court acceded to the request of the Yad Ezer L'Haver association and prohibited the sale of the historical items into private hands.Follow us on GoogleThe items that were put up for sale at an Israeli auction house(photo credit: No credit)ByLIAT RON, YOAV ITIELJUNE 21, 2026 11:35First publication: The Haifa Magistrates Court acceded to the request of the Yad Ezer L'Haver association, and issued an urgent temporary injunction prohibiting the Paamonim auction house from selling historical Holocaust items in its possession. The items in question are an original yellow badge and liberation certificates of Holocaust survivors.Judge Hava Klemperer–Meretzki fully accepted the association's arguments presented by CEO Shimon Sabag, and ruled that there is a tangible concern that if these items are sold into private hands, they could disappear from the public eye and cause irreversible damage to Holocaust research and commemoration.As recalled, Sabag also succeeded in Germany in preventing the sale of Holocaust items that were put up for auction. This time, as stated, it involves an Israeli auction house."I want to thank the judge for a correct and significant decision," Sabag said, "It is fitting that these items be in a Holocaust museum so that future generations will see and learn. Trading in items from the Holocaust must not be allowed, it is simply outrageous and unbelievable."The Yad Ezer L'Haver association operates the Holocaust Museum in Haifa and manages the Warm Home, which provides shelter and assistance to dozens of Holocaust survivors."I don't understand what the problem is at all," Daniel, the owner of the Paamonim online auction site, told Walla, having heard about the injunction only from Walla's inquiry, "We turned to Yad Ezer because we thought they would have an interest in purchasing, but they insisted on buying the items outside of the auction and the seller insists on exhausting an auction process, so it was not possible.""There are people who want to preserve the Holocaust and preserve the items that belonged to Holocaust survivors. This is historically important and therefore, in my opinion, these are precisely items that are supposed to be sold. It is a shame that such things would be thrown into the trash. This belonged to a childless couple who passed away and have no heirs, and the items were saved when their apartment was cleared out. A person who actually passed by there took it and submitted it for auction. Several museums that preserve the Holocaust were actually interested, as well as private individuals who also want to preserve the heritage – for example, someone whose grandfather was a Holocaust survivor and they don't have the yellow badge, and they want it to make it accessible to the grandchildren and anyone who wants to know."Follow us on Google