Painted portrait
Painted portrait

Portrait of Nazi Politician

Circa 1940s. Painting on the back of a Torah scroll

This is a painting of Arthur Seyss Inquart, a Nazi politician. It is painted on the back of an upside-down Torah scroll. Paintings like this one demonstrate the extreme hatred towards Jews and disregard for Jewish traditions as it was used to destroy and defile a Torah scroll, a sacred object to the Jewish people.

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