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Religiously incorrect reindeer

December 22, 2011 11:38
22122011 hook nosed reindeer

By

Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

1 min read

When Adam Benjamin walked into a West End of London shop and asked about Chanucah cards, he was offered a "Chanukmas" selection for those who celebrate both Christmas and the Jewish festival of lights.

But beside pictures of Santa Claus lighting a menorah and "Three Weiss Men", he was stunned to find a card featuring Rudolph, "the hook-nosed reindeer".

Mr Benjamin complained that the card was "outright offensive".

A New Cards spokes-man said: "We removed it from sale immediately. We employ Jewish people here who don't find it offensive and the card came from a Jewish company originally. But if people are offended by it, we won't sell it."

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