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Thursday, August 24, 2006

Hitler's Cross Anyone?

Update: Not Hitler's Cross Anymore (Washington Post Article)

The owner of a restaurant named after Adolf Hitler said Thursday he will change its name because it angered so many people.

Puneet Sablok said he would remove Hitler's name and the Nazi swastika from billboards and the menu. He had said the restaurant's name _ "Hitler's Cross" _ and symbols were only meant to attract attention.

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It is rare that I write twice in a day but when I hopped over to Max's blog and read about Hitler's Cross, a new restaurant in Mumbai, I knew I had to write about it here too. You can read the Reuters report here.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A new restaurant in India's financial hub, named after Adolf Hitler and promoted with posters showing the German leader and Nazi swastikas, has infuriated the country's small Jewish community.

'Hitler's Cross', which opened last week, serves up a wide range of continental fare and a big helping of controversy, thanks to a name the owners say they chose to stand out among hundreds of Mumbai eateries.

"We wanted to be different. This is one name that will stay in people's minds," owner Punit Shablok told Reuters.

What all we will do in the name of being 'different.' I wonder what type of clientele are they attracting! The only thing I feel about the whole affair is disgust.

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