Tel-Chai Nation

Here's a most insulting story from France involving a teacher who was suspended for teaching too much about the Holocaust:

A high school history teacher in the French city of Nancy has been suspended for "teaching too much," about the Holocaust, French daily le Figaro reported Wednesday.

In the official suspension notice, the Metz–Nancy Academy stated that the teacher, Catherine Pederzoli-Ventura, had "brainwashed" her students, and that her classes lacked objectivity. The report also noted that the teacher had used the word "Holocaust" seven times more than the supposedly more "neutral word," massacre.

What stupidity. It's something that's part of their history too, and the people in charge of that school have the gall to insult even themselves?

Pederzoli-Venturahas, a 58-year-old practicing Jew, has filed an appeal to overturn the decision. "The only crime I have committed is being Jewish", she said in the petition.

AFP reported that the court had 15 days to rule on the appeal.

The teacher's lawyer, Christine Tadic, added that the teacher had been subjected to a "well-orchestrated persecution campaign," which has started three years ago. "In 2007 a new administration took over the school and they teamed up against her", Tadic said. "They want to get rid of her."

Would they be leftists? That could suggest why any discrimination took place here. Would they do the same if an Armenian who's an observant Christian wanted to teach about their plight in WW1? Sadly, it could be possible. The school board owes her an apology, and should even promote her to principal!

Labels: anti-semitism, Europe, France, germany