Zara removes Halloween costume likened to concentration camp uniform
The Forward+4(JTA) — Spanish fashion retailer Zara removed a children’s Halloween costume from its website on Wednesday after social media users noted that the gray-and-blue striped outfit resembled prison garb worn by inmates in Nazi concentration…
What outlets are reporting
- Fashion chain has history of selling – and pulling – merchandise that evokes Holocaust imagery and Nazi symbols. — JTA
- Zara described the ensemble as “Kids costume featuring vertical stripes with decorative topstitching, a lapel flower and a distressed effect. — Jerusalem Post — Antisemitism
- Costume resembling garb worn by 'Beetlejuice' removed after raising eyebrows online; claims conference head says repeated incidents by firm show need for Holocaust education The post Zara pulls Halloween costume likened to uniform for… — Times of Israel — Israel & the Region
- It was priced at $59.90 in the U.S., according to another indexed version of the listing. — World Israel News
