An app for the Apple iPhone which lists 3,500 well-known Jewish people has sparked criticism from anti-racist organizations and Jewish associations in France.
The application, called 'Juif ou pas Juif' (Jew or not Jew), promises to reveal "thousands of personalities who are Jewish (from the mother's side), 'half-Jewish' (from the father's side) or converts."
"I did it in good faith," said the app's creator, Johann Levy, to AFP. "I'm Jewish myself. The aim was just to give Jewish people a sense of pride when they see that this business person or that celebrity is also Jewish."
"All the information is already available online," said Levy, who lives in Marseille and says he is British. "I'm just compiling it all." Full story...
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The application, called 'Juif ou pas Juif' (Jew or not Jew), promises to reveal "thousands of personalities who are Jewish (from the mother's side), 'half-Jewish' (from the father's side) or converts."
"I did it in good faith," said the app's creator, Johann Levy, to AFP. "I'm Jewish myself. The aim was just to give Jewish people a sense of pride when they see that this business person or that celebrity is also Jewish."
"All the information is already available online," said Levy, who lives in Marseille and says he is British. "I'm just compiling it all." Full story...
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