Misaskim has reported that Nazi-era RIF soap bars were handed over to the organization after they have turned to a rabbi to determine what should be done with them.
During World War II it was widely believed that soap was being mass produced from the bodies of Jewish concentration camp victims.
The Yad Vashem Memorial has stated that the Nazis did not produce soap from Jewish corpses on an industrial scale, saying that rumors that soap from human corpses was being mass-produced and distributed were used by the Nazis to frighten camp inmates.
Evidence does exist, however, which indicate the possibility that research facilities had developed a process for the industrial production of soap from human bodies.
Questions like if to test the bars or just bury them are being carefully evaluated by Misaskim’s rabbinical authority, Rabbi Yechezikel Roth and his Bais Din.
In the meantime, more Holocaust survivors have come forward relating what they know about the infamous RIF soap bars. And most surprisingly, more RIF soap bars have been sent to Misaskim.
Yoni Marrus from Mequon, Wisconsin recently reached out to Misaskim with 8 more bars that he chanced upon after reading about the RIF story.
In addition, 10 more bars from Poland were shipped to Misaskim.
It is very possible that more bars of soap may surface in the interim before the final rabbinical decision is reached. Misaskim said it will make sure that the soap will be handled according to correct halachic procedure.
so creepy and sad to think that people were denying it….
they WERE made from jews.
A rav told me that it could be buried in any place, but it should be buried