""LEBENSBORNHEIM TAUNUS"" SERVING PLATTER Porcelain platter used at one of the notorious ""Lebensborn"" homes of Nazi Germany this example from the home at Taunus near Wiesbaden. The platter 16 3/4"" x 11"" bears the name of the home flanked by ""birth"" runes. The bottom of the platter is stamped by the maker ""Schonwald"". Fine condition. The ""Lebensborn"" homes were a creation of the NSDAP whose goal was to increase the ""Aryan"" birth rate and to raise ""Aryan"" children or those that shared their perceived traits. These homes promoted anonymous deliveries and placement of children for adoption preferably in families of SS members. The Lebensborn was also responsible for the abduction of ""suitable"" children from occupied territories: they were initially cared for in these homes while given new identities. 13 of the 98 children from the Lidice massacre were placed in such homes.