When my great auntie died, we collected some boxes of her possessions and among them we found a copy of Mein Kampf dating from 1939.
She worked fairly high up in the UK Home Office during the war so obviously had to know about current affairs. It's likely she read it (along with the many other political books we found) to know what was going on with the enemy, and it just got relegated to the bottom of a box as she moved house and office over the years.
She was a very kind, gentle soul, with no racism or antisemitism about her at any point in her life. She probably didn't know she still had half the stuff in those boxes.
So what do we do with it? We don't want it around the house, because it's a hateful thing. But can you just destroy something of possible historical significance (if indeed it has any). I've no idea.
What would you suggest we do with it?
Thanks
If you don't want it around, contact a local university library. Most universities have a section for historical books, they'd likely be happy to have it and to put it into the correct context.
Particularly due to her position in the Home Office, check the inside for any signatures or messages.
She may have been given the book by a dignitary or other functionary of the German government at the time, and thus add value to the book.
I understand your reluctance to keep it, but unless you heed the message and take it to heart it is simply an artefact of another era.
Due to its age you can also donate it to a museum as a historical artifact.