The famous 'Arbeit macht frei', Work Sets You Free sign was stolen by 'neo nazis'. The ones responsable for the act of theft were still not found, and person that has any clue leading to those criminals will be recompensed. Those criminals seem that they did not steal the sign for its "scrap value" but to demostrate Anti-Semitism to the Jews.
I agree with the fact that 'Anti-Semitism' is most likely to be involved with the case, because the act of stealing such a memorable sign, a solid evidence that told the world what happened in Auchwitz, is like erasing a gigantic chunk of horrible memories that must be remebered so it could ever repeat itself.
I think you make a great point as to the reason why the sign would be stolen. If this is an act of anti-semitism than it would make sense that they want to attempt to "erase" the horrific events that took place in Auschwitz. Luckily, the sign was found and the memory of these horrific events will continue to remain accessible to all people who go to visit the camp.
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