Chicago’s WGN-TV is apologizing after a producer used an image of a yellow Nazi ‘Jude’ patch in a story about Judaism’s holiest day.
The yellow star was sewn onto Jews’ clothing upon an order from the Nazi Party in 1941.
The graphic, complete with an blue-and-white striped background — resembling garments worn by Jews during the Holocaust — was intended to be art for a brief story about Yom Kippur.
Video of the segment has since been removed from YouTube.
“Tonight marks the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish year,” the anchor read.
Almost immediately after, WGN tweeted out an apology, saying, “We are truly sorry for inadvertently using an offensive image in our Yom Kippur story. We apologize and deeply regret the error.”
We are truly sorry for inadvertently using an offensive image in our Yom Kippur story. We apologize and deeply regret the error.
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) September 23, 2015
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