JTA — Authorities in the French town of Aix-les-Bains near Lyon have reportedly received numerous complaints about anti-Semitic flyers disseminated in letterboxes.
The tracts refer to Jews as “the main people responsible for the decadence of the White People and the invasion of sub-races” and were signed by the Church of Wotan, a west Germanic god.
A number of complaints have been made to the police, and an investigation is ongoing, the website of the regional edition of the France 3 television channel reported on Oct. 25.
The text, which the report characterized as reminiscent of Nazi propaganda, announced: “Here, at Aix-les-Bains, we shall create the structure for the French racial resistance,” and called on readers to “drive out the Jews who pollute the television, the radio and the cinema.”
Aix-les-Bains is home to an Orthodox Jewish community centered around a prominent yeshiva. Approximately 1,000 Jews live in the town, according to the European Jewish Congress.
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Several residents have complained to police and to city authorities, the report said. The first messages appeared on Oct. 22.
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