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(47,470 posts) Thu Mar 28, 2019, 09:30 PM Mar 2019

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American Jewa Face Trouble at Home and Abroad

This was the title of a paid display ad in my local paper last week. Placed by Dick Levinson from Philadelphia.

It started by describing the annual Lenten Carnival at Aalst One float featured two huge puppets depicting Orthodox Jews, dresses in "traditional garb" with piles of money at their feet and a rat scampered over their shoulders. UNESCO recognizes the carnival as a "cultural Heritage."

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American Jewa Face Trouble at Home and Abroad (Original Post) question everything Mar 2019 OP

Aaist is in.Belgium.. whathehell Mar 2019 #1

disgraceful is right still_one Mar 2019 #2

I'm really surprised the float was allowed.. whathehell Mar 2019 #3

Pic Mosby Mar 2019 #4

OMG whathehell Mar 2019 #5

I am speechless. This is beyond the pale question everything Apr 2019 #6

whathehell

(29,067 posts)

1. Aaist is in.Belgium..

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2019, 09:42 PM

Mar 2019

UNESCO should never have allowed that float -- Disgraceful.

still_one

(92,136 posts)

2. disgraceful is right

Reply to whathehell (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 28, 2019, 09:46 PM

Mar 2019

whathehell

(29,067 posts)

3. I'm really surprised the float was allowed..

Reply to still_one (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 28, 2019, 09:55 PM

Mar 2019

The depiction sounds like something out of the middle ages.

Mosby

(16,299 posts)

4. Pic

Reply to whathehell (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 01:56 PM

Mar 2019

https://azjewishpost.com/2019/i-spoke-to-the-creators-of-belgiums-anti-semitic-carnival-float-theyre-not-sorry/

whathehell

(29,067 posts)

5. OMG

Reply to Mosby (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 06:54 PM

Mar 2019

Is Belgium known to harbor a lot of anti-semitism?

question everything

(47,470 posts)

6. I am speechless. This is beyond the pale

Reply to Mosby (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 01:08 AM

Apr 2019

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