The Anti-Defamation Commission has called on a Queensland council to remove ‘Jew Street’ in Tin Can Bay. Councillors say streets in the area are named after fish.
A Queensland road named “Jew Street” will be reconsidered by the council and community, after the Anti-Defamation Commission demanded the “racial and religious slur” be removed.
“Indeed, there have been numerous reports that in Australian schools, students throw the word ‘Jew’ as a put-down in connection with the age-old, harmful stereotype that depicts Jewish people as stingy and money hungry, based on the anti-Semitic stereotype that Jews are cheap. “We hope that your council can show how local governments can lead the way in building a more respectful community environment,” he wrote.
A Jewish woman who spotted the sign on the weekend, said seeing the “derogatory term used as a street name” made her feel uncomfortable, and asked the council to reconsider the name.
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