Chicago TV station promotes Yom Kippur with image of a star that the Nazis forced Jews to wear

[Miles Archer]

A Chicago TV station has apologized after it used an image of a star that the Nazis forced Jews to wear as the station aired a segment about Yom Kippur, the most solemn day in the Jewish year.

As anchor Tom Negovan reported a story about the holiday, which ran from Tuesday evening to Wednesday sundown, the image projected behind him was of the yellow patch on a background of white and blue stripes similar to the uniforms that Jews and other inmates wore in concentration camps.

A Twitter storm began almost immediately when Mark Larkinsky, an editor at Chicago Lawyer magazine, quickly tweeted his shock and amazement at the error.

"Holy crap,@WGNNews, this is your stock photo for a Jewish holiday?? Nobody thought that's a bad choice of photo?



http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/2015/09/24/chicago-tv-station-wgn-apologizes-after-using-image-of-star-that-nazis-forced-to-jews-to-wear-during-yom-kippur-segment/72729928/

[hollysmom]

1. I saw this and could not believe the ignorance. I guess

I am finally old enough to see that some indeed forgot.

[COLGATE4]

2. Some forgot. Others just don't care. nt