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Holocaust survivor angered by Gaza/Ghetto comparison

National Post
Thu Nov 4 2010
Page: A17
Section: Letters
Byline: Bernie M. Farber
Source: National Post

Kalle Lasn's central claim in "A Tale of Two Ghettoes" is that Canadian Jewish Congress "successfully
lobbied senior management at Shoppers Drug Mart" into removing Adbusters from its shelves.

This claim is false. Canadian Jewish Congress learned of Shoppers Drug Mart's decision by reading it in this
newspaper. In fact, our op-ed (Selling Anti-Semitism in the Book Stores, Oct. 22) stated "Should it be forced off
the shelves? We aren't asking for that." Rather, we simply asked Canadians to voice their concerns with regard
to Adbusters' anti-Semitic content. Had we known that Adbusters completely lacks basic journalistic ethics and
practices, we would have asked Canadians to voice this concern as well.

Bernie M. Farber, CEO, Canadian Jewish Congress, Toronto.

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