Posted on 08/12/2014 5:56:41 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has sent a letter to France's interior minister to demand that a tiny hamlet south of Paris called "Death to Jews" be renamed.
The group's director of international affairs, Shimon Samuels, wrote to Bernard Cazeneuve saying he was "shocked to discover the existence of a village in France officially called 'Death to Jews'."
"It is extremely shocking that this name has slipped under the radar in the 70 years that have passed since France was liberated from Nazism and the (pro-Nazi) Vichy regime," he wrote.
However, the deputy mayor of the village of Courtemaux -- population 289 – which has jurisdiction over the hamlet located around 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Paris, dismissed the concerns.
"It's ridiculous. This name has always existed," Marie-Elizabeth Secretand told AFP.
"No one has anything against the Jews, of course. It doesn't surprise me that this is coming up again," she added.
Changing the name would require a decision by the municipal council, which Secretand deemed unlikely.
"Why change a name that goes back to the Middle Ages or even further? We should respect these old names."
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Perhaps the name could be changed to “La Peau Est Rouge”
A tiny village in Spain is also just now thinking of changing a similarily bigoted anti jew name. Many of the most senior elders won’t hear of any renaming discussion.
She really has not been paying attention, has she?
They could rename the hamlet “Washington Redskins.” I’m sure nobody would object to that.
Ça va!
“They could rename the hamlet “Washington Redskins.” I’m sure nobody would object to that.”
Good point. We will probably not hear about this story much, but the Washington Redskins issue has received hours and hours of news time.
There’s a Mexican border town called Matamoros. Doesn’t that mean “Moor killer”?
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“No one has anything against the Jews, of course...
Of course. Jew Hatred is unheard of in this day and age./s
“Changing the name would require a decision by the municipal council, which Secretand deemed unlikely.”
And wished luck to anyone trying to lobby for it.
“Why change a name that goes back to the Middle Ages or even further? We should respect these old names.”
Sure. Like the Chiefs, the Redskins, the Braves, or the South Carolina state flag.
Are there any towns out there called Hangcoon or Niggersdie?
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