(Jewish Group) Aalst mayor to defend city carnival against UNESCO's anti-Semitism accusations
Authorities from the Flemish city of Aalst will defend the controversial use of stereotyped Jewish figures in a city parade before the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Tuesday.
In March, the United Nations’ (U.N.) cultural heritage agency condemned the parade’s carnival floats depicting Orthodox Jews with crooked noses standing atop stacks and sacks of gold coins, with one of the figures carrying a white rat on its shoulder.
“These indecent caricatures go against the values of respect and dignity embodied by UNESCO and are counter to the principles that underpin the intangible heritage of humanity,” a statement on the agency’s website reads.
The floats were featured as part of the yearly three-day carnival of the city of Aalst, located between Brussels and Ghent.
Link to tweet
more...