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Roald Dahl Denied Commemorative British Coin Over Anti-Semitism

JL;DR SUMMARY Roald Dahl, the beloved author known for classics like 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', was denied a commemorative coin by the Royal Mint due to his documented antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish StereotypesAnti ZionismRoald DahlRoyal MintCommemorative CoinBritish AuthorsCharlie And The Chocolate FactoryCultural ReevaluationHistorical Prejudices

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London, United Kingdom
"Im certainly anti-Israeli and Ive become anti-Semitic in as much as that you get a Jewish person in another country like England strongly supporting Zionism, Dahl told the Independent in 1990."
Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
"Rather than Dahl, the Mint selected Shakespeare and Beatrix Potter for commemoration in 2016, markedly less controversial choices."

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