US EditionFaith leaders condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an Auschwitz sign
Bishop Senior condemned the float featuring Auschwitz gate imagery as offensive and pledged collaboration with Jewish groups to educate about Holocaust suffering and antisemitism.
- A Catholic school's Halloween parade float included imagery reminiscent of the Auschwitz concentration camp, offending many with its phrase 'Arbeit Macht Frei' .
- The Diocese of Harrisburg condemned the display, pledging to educate the school community on Jewish suffering during the Holocaust and ongoing antisemitism.
- The float's designer, Galen S. Shelly, admitted his mistake and expressed deep regret, stating he had no ill intent.
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What’s the story behind the Catholic parade float with Auschwitz imagery?
A Halloween parade in Hanover, Pennsylvania, sparked controversy over the weekend when a local Catholic school’s float included a replica of the main entrance gate at Auschwitz concentration camp, with the notorious phrase Arbeit Macht Frei — Work will set you free.The local bishop apologized for the display later that day, calling it “offensive and unacceptable.” The artist who designed the display apologized as well, saying he did not intend t…
Bishop Apologizes for Catholic School’s Offensive Halloween Float With Nazi Imagery
A drone view of the “Arbeit macht frei” gate at the former Auschwitz concentration camp ahead of the 80th anniversary of its liberation, Oswiecim, Poland, Jan. 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kacper Pempel A Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania condemned and apologized for Holocaust imagery appearing on a Halloween parade float that was presented by St. Joseph Catholic School in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Bishop Timothy C. Senior of the Diocese of Harrisburg r…
Bishop Senior issues apology after Catholic school uses Nazi symbol in Halloween parade
(OSV News) — A Pennsylvania bishop has condemned a local Catholic school’s use of a prominent Nazi symbol on a float in a community Halloween parade. “I was shocked and appalled to learn that the Halloween parade float from Saint Joseph Catholic school in Hanover included a replica of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp gate, bearing the words ‘Arbeit Macht Frei,'” said Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Harrisburg in an Oct. 31 statement. The statement w…
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Faith leaders condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an Auschwitz sign
Jewish and Catholic faith leaders condemned a Halloween parade float that carried a replica of the gate to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz as the designer behind it apologized, saying he made it “with no ill intent.”
Faith Leaders Condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween Parade Float With an Auschwitz Sign - Bucks County Beacon
Jewish and Catholic faith leaders condemned a Halloween parade float that carried a replica of the gate to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz as the designer behind it apologized, saying he made it “with no ill intent.” The replica gate, topped with the sign, “Arbeit macht frei” (work will set you free), was included on the float made for Saint Joseph Catholic School in Hanover for a parade Thursday. Hanover is in a rural area about 50 mil…
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