KFC Apologizes For Using Kristallnacht To Promote Cheesy Chicken In Germany
The fast food chain's German division suggested customers commemorate the anniversary of **** attacks on Jews by eating cheesy chicken.
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Nov 10, 2022, 12:38 PM EST
The chain’s German division sent a message to followers on its app that read: “It’s memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!”
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Not surprisingly, many people found KFC’s promotion to be tasteless. Kristallnacht, or
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is considered the start of the Holocaust. The two-night rampage on Nov. 9-10, 1938, led to the destruction of 267 synagogues and thousands of other Jewish-owned businesses in **** Germany, as well as the deaths of 90 Jewish people and the arrest of thousands more.
Germany takes the Kristallnacht anniversary seriously, according to the BBC, with numerous memorial events reflecting the Nazis’ ****** of more than 6 million Jewish people.
