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  • 2017-08-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Did a Hotel Owner in Switzerland Ask Jewish Guests to Shower Before Using the Pool? (en)
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  • In August 2017, several news web sites reported that the owner of a hotel in Switzerland had posted signs asking Jewish guests to shower before using the swimming pool, and restricting their use of kitchen facilities to only certain hours. The story was first reported in Hebrew on 14 August 2017 by Israel's Channel 2 News. The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism later offered its own synopsis: The incident provoked international criticism. According to the AFP, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister called the signs an antisemitic act of the worst and ugliest kind, and the country's ambassador to Switzerland contacted the hotel directly. Several readers contacted us to check the veracity of these reports. The signs are indeed real, and were posted by hotel owner Ruth Thomann, who admitted as much in an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on 14 August 2017: (en)
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