Cologne, Germany - Tree ornaments shaped like Iron Cross medals and swastikas, swastika-shaped cookie cutters and instructions on how to bake Germanic-themed breads and cakes are just a small part of an exhibition at the National Socialism Documentation Centre in Cologne, Germany. Selected objects from a large family collection of memorabilia document the Nazis' attempt to redefine Christmas and exploit the holiday for propaganda purposes.
"Christmas was a provocation for the Nazis - after all, the baby Jesus was a Jewish child," said Judith Breuer, "The most important celebration in the year didn't fit with their racist beliefs so they had to react, by trying to make it less Christian." Judith and her mother, Rita, have spent years collecting the pieces from flea markets.
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