There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity... I mean, there's always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn't just pick on them for no reason.
— Roald Dahl Modern

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Interview with 'New Statesman'

Date / Period

1983

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2018/09/roald-dahl-s-antisemitism

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