“I’m very pleased. Hopefully that’ll put an end to it. After they discussed it properly they made the decision they had to, because it wouldn’t have just offended Jews, but others too.
“The council showed a common sense approach to something that could have been quite unpleasant. I would think that it is now scrapped, but this means the council can withdraw with dignity.”
Mr Kurzfield also praised the “tremendous” support shown by the non-Jewish community of Cornwall, particularly from Rev Tim Thornton, the Bishop of Truro.
Parish councillor John Daniel, who proposed that the sign be reinstated, said locals will still call the park Hitlers Walk despite the decision.
“It’s just trying to keep people happy. There was no intent to offend anyone, but this won’t stop anyone from calling it Hitlers Walk. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the name. My father and his father called it Hitlers Walk.
“We were in a situation that we’d have to get an application to the county council to get the sign and that was unlikely after all the rumpus. The decision is deferred and it could come back again, but the likelihood of it coming up again is not very high.”
