A Facebook page advertising the “Auschwitz Spa” as a “slimming” place has been removed following complaints by the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Centre.
The page, created by French-speaking users of the social networking site, encouraged people to “come visit our new spa centre at Auschwitz”, the death camp where the Nazis murdered more than 1.3 million people.
The creators had even added a heart icon at the end of the title.
In the description section the authors referred to “rivers of blood” and “providing experiences to entertain your brain”. They also mentioned “saunas using gas” and “light food to help you diet”.
They added: “For all this, come visit us! You see, you never go home from us!”
The page was created by a user whose Facebook profile features a Hello Kitty-style cat wearing SS uniform and making the Nazi salute.
Facebook removed the page as soon as they were notified about its content.
