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'''History'''<br /> |
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The Renfrew Museum is located in Renfrew, Ontario. It was founded in 1945 as the Headquarters of the Nazi party of Renfrew, a popular political party at the time. Hitler once remarked that, "Renfrew is a beacon of hope for all fascism." |
The Renfrew Museum is located in [[Renfrew, Ontario]]. It was founded in 1945 as the Headquarters of the Nazi party of Renfrew, a popular political party at the time. Hitler once remarked that, "Renfrew is a beacon of hope for all fascism." |
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In 1985, the Nazi flags which had hung from it's poles for 40 years were taken down, as some people viewed them as being politically incorrect. Although this pleased a small majority of Renfrew's Jews, it angered the rest of the veterans, who viewed it as a part of history. |
In 1985, the Nazi flags which had hung from it's poles for 40 years were taken down, as some people viewed them as being politically incorrect. Although this pleased a small majority of Renfrew's Jews, it angered the rest of the veterans, who viewed it as a part of history. |
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History
The Renfrew Museum is located in Renfrew, Ontario. It was founded in 1945 as the Headquarters of the Nazi party of Renfrew, a popular political party at the time. Hitler once remarked that, "Renfrew is a beacon of hope for all fascism."
In 1985, the Nazi flags which had hung from it's poles for 40 years were taken down, as some people viewed them as being politically incorrect. Although this pleased a small majority of Renfrew's Jews, it angered the rest of the veterans, who viewed it as a part of history.
Etymology
The word "Renfrew" derives from the classic Germanic phrase, "fahren Jew aus" (drive the Jew out), however, years of isolation from their German counterparts caused the corruption of the phrase, resulting in the word, "Renfrew".
Museum derives from the Greek word ???se??? (Mouseîon), which was a shrine of the Muses (???sa, Moûsa).
These two words, although seemingly unrelated at first glance, offer an interesting glimpse at the attitudes which the residents of this small town possessed. Since Muses was one of the 9 Greek gods of the arts, it is assumed that Renfrew catered to art depicting Jews being driven out of various locations (such as synagogues, banks, and Hollywood). This was later confirmed by an archaelogical dig, which uncovered artwork depicting scenes as described previously. Unfortunately, this dig also unearthed Zombie Hitler (see below).
Trivia
To this day, Renfrew is still known as "Little Nazi Germany", and it is said that Zombie Hitler still roams in the catacombs of the museum, chanting segments from his bestselling non-fiction action/adventure, Mein Kampf.