Roald Dahl museum apologizes for the children’s author’s antisemitism, racism
The statement comes more than 2 years after the author's family issued an apology for his antisemitism
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Culture Roald Dahl said terrible things — but rarely in his children’s books
The author’s work is undergoing a reported rewrite for inclusion. It’s his antisemitism that ought to be examined.
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Fast Forward Roald Dahl’s family just apologized for his Jew hatred. What were the 5 worst things he said?
The family of beloved children’s author Roald Dahl has posted a brief apology for his antisemitic statements on his website. In 86 words — that’s three sentences — the family and the says they “deeply apologise for the lasting and understandable hurt,” but they don’t specify the statements. These five may well have been on…
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Culture Roald Dahl Denied Commemorative British Coin Over Anti-Semitism
Roald Dahl, who passed away in 1990, would have turned 100 in 2016. But the Royal Mint, which has a tradition of issuing commemorative coins for notable British figures’ significant anniversaries — recent among them Jane Austen and Mary Shelley — never introduced the author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and…
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