There is something for sure: if the Giants and Jets allow their new stadium to be named Allianz, it would create an uncomfortable environment for many fans when visiting the new arena at the Meadowlands.
The reason?
Allianz is an insurance company that had heavy tights with the Nazis at World War II. The company, which is based on Munich, sold accident insurances to engineers handling the Zyklon B gas at Auschwitz.
Allianz claims that they have spent decades trying to make up for the company’s past wrongdoings, but all in all, the total they’ve paid to holocaust victims is $12 million, not even half of the $30 million they are offering the city of New York for naming their new stadium Allianz Stadium, which the former director of the World Jewish Congress (who negotiated restitutions with German companies) Elan Steinberg, considers it as “nothing more than a pittance,” as according to him,Allianz still owes beneficiaries around $2 billion.
Allianz is one of the finalists for naming rights, but most likely they will not win as both NFL teams might prefer to stay out of controversy.
