Jewish group asks France to rename 'Death to Jews' hamlet
the deputy mayor is a clueless fucking idiot.
<A prominent Jewish group, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, has asked the French government to rename a small village in central France that is currently called 'Death to Jews' ('La Mort aux Juifs').
In his letter, Shimon Samuels suggested the hamlet's name dated as far back as the 11th Century.
But local officials in the hamlet have dismissed any concerns over the name.
The director of the US-based Jewish organisation expressed shock at discovering "the existence of a village in France officially named 'La Mort aux Juifs", in a letter to Interior Minister Bernard Cazenave.
"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," Mr Samuels wrote.
But the deputy mayor of Courtemaux, Marie-Elizabeth Secretand, appeared to downplay any concerns over the name, telling Agence France-Presse news agency: "It's ridiculous. This name has always existed."
"No one has anything against the Jews, of course. It doesn't surprise me that this is coming up again," she added.>
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28764207
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