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Norway turns traitor Quisling's home into symbol of tolerance
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AP Worldstream
08-30-2005
Dateline: OSLO, Norway
The imposing mansion used by Norwegian Nazi-collaborator Vidkun Quisling during World War II was turned over Tuesday to a research center that will work against ethnic hatred and intolerance.
The Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Norway will use the Villa Grande for displays and research activities focusing on the Nazi-led genocide of 6 million Jews. It will also raise awareness about the persecution of other minorities.
Quisling was executed at the end of the war for setting up a puppet government that collaborated ...
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