Auschwitz Museum confiscates hostage flags claiming its a 'political statement'
National flags are permitted at the site, the museum claimed, but not ones which have seen any alterations or slogans added.
THE FRONT GATE of Auschwitz carries the infamous phrase: ‘Arbeit macht frei.’ The writer states: ‘Perhaps we as Jews are less alone in our grief than we may fear.’(photo credit: KACPER PEMPEL/REUTERS)