Bhakta Don Muntean Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 MUMBAI (Reuters) - A new restaurant in India's financial hub, named after Adolf Hitler and promoted with posters showing the German leader and Nazi swastikas, has infuriated the country's small Jewish community. 'Hitler's Cross', which opened last week, serves up a wide range of continental fare and a big helping of controversy, thanks to a name the owners say they chose to stand out among hundreds of Mumbai eateries. "We wanted to be different. This is one name that will stay in people's minds," owner Punit Shablok told Reuters. "We are not promoting Hitler. But we want to tell people we are different in the way he was different." But India's remaining Jews -- most migrated to Israel and the West over the years -- say they are outraged by the gimmick. "This signifies a severe lack of awareness of the agony of millions of Jews caused by one man," said Jonathan Solomon, chairman of the Indian Jewish Federation, the community's umbrella organization. "We are going to stop this deification of Hitler," he said without elaborating. The small restaurant, its interior done out in the Nazi colors of red, white and black, also has a lounge for smoking the exotic Indian water pipe or "hookah." Posters line the road leading up to it, featuring a red swastika carved in the name of the eatery. One slogan reads: "From Small Bites to Mega Joys." A huge portrait of a stern-looking Fuehrer greets visitors at the door. The cross in the restaurant's name refers to the swastika that symbolized the Nazi regime. "This place is not about wars or crimes, but where people come to relax and enjoy a meal," said restaurant manager Fatima Kabani, adding that they were planning to turn the eatery's name into a brand with more branches in Mumbai. The swastika has its roots in ancient Indian Hindu tradition and remains a sacred symbol for Hindus. Nazi theorists appropriated it to bolster their central hypothesis of the Aryan origins of the German people. http://ca.news./s/21082006/6/n-odds-s-producers-opened-eatery.html So if that ain't just a huge step backward! Why this theme and - in India? "We are not promoting Hitler. But we want to tell people we are different in the way he was different." - that is just stupid - beyond stupid really! Do they serve cow flesh and all sorts of meat-tainted foods there too? A road kill cafe would have been a better idea! What's next a Maoist and Stalinist cafe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 very strange! and in India of all places? "We are not promoting Hitler. But we want to tell people we are different in the way he was different." ugh.. different like he is different? Interesting way to describe yourself. "so yeah, like I'm thinking of creating an ice cream shop with a Charles Manson theme. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to promote Manson or anything. I just want to show people I am different like he is different. Killer idea, eh?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Great chefs here without the sour kraut. Peanut satay mixed with viet cong is pots specialty, and amin has tribal stew made with nigerians. Hitlers is my kind of place, is there a clown and place for the kiddies? mahaksadasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 It's just fun, no big deal. Jews and other ethnic groups have also hurt the sentiments of other communities. It doesn't really matter. nothing says fun like Hitler and Nazis! Sieg Heil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhakta Don Muntean Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 very strange! and in India of all places? ugh.. different like he is different? Interesting way to describe yourself. "so yeah, like I'm thinking of creating an ice cream shop with a Charles Manson theme. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to promote Manson or anything. I just want to show people I am different like he is different. Killer idea, eh?" quote don: "Do they serve cow flesh and all sorts of meat-tainted foods there too?" probably not.. Hitler was a strict vegetarian. I think it should be known that the idea that Hitler was a Vegetarian - is a myth - it didn't jive with his ideas of the old Teutonic ways... Please see this link: http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/hitler.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhakta Don Muntean Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 double post see above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhakta Don Muntean Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Originally Posted by Tackle-berry It's just fun, no big deal. Jews and other ethnic groups have also hurt the sentiments of other communities. It doesn't really matter So who are you anyway - if you're a christian - that's a poor example of it? No matter - "a fool remains undiscovered as long as he doesn't open his mouth" - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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