Antisemitic 'Judenfrei' Sign Appears on Stockholm Shoe Store
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A shoe store in Stockholm, Sweden, displayed an antisemitic sign reading "Judenfrei" (free of Jews) alongside a Star of David. Another sign declared "Apartheid-free zone" with a map of Israel. Sasha Ryutman of the Movement to Combat Antisemitism condemned the signs, comparing them to Nazi rhetoric and warning of the normalization of antisemitism. He called for a response from Swedish leaders and lamented the return of historical hate speech to European streets.
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- A Stockholm shoe store displayed a "Judenfrei" sign, echoing Nazi-era antisemitism.
- The store also featured a sign declaring "Apartheid-free zone" with a map of Israel.
- Sasha Ryutman of the Movement to Combat Antisemitism condemned the display as normalized antisemitism.
- Ryutman drew parallels between the signs and language used during the Holocaust.
- He urged Swedish leaders to address the return of hate speech to European streets.
A shoe store in Stockholm, Sweden, displayed a sign reading "Judenfrei," meaning "Jude-free" or "free of Jews," alongside a Star of David on its entrance door. Another sign nearby declared "Apartheid-free zone" and featured a map of Israel. Sasha Ryutman, CEO of the Movement to Combat Antisemitism, condemned the signs, drawing a direct parallel to Nazi terminology used during the Holocaust to denote areas from which Jews were expelled, sent to camps, or murdered. "81 years after the defeat of Nazi Germany, we see this language displayed in the window of a European store," Ryutman stated, questioning Europe's historical learning. He also criticized the "apartheid-free zone" sign, suggesting that hatred of Israel is being used to justify open attacks on Jews. Ryutman characterized the display as a normalization of Nazi antisemitism under the guise of political activism, urging Swedish political leaders to respond and questioning the commitment to "never again" in Europe. He warned that history repeats itself when people choose to look away, observing the return of 1930s language to European streets.
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