Italy – “Do you know why Jews have big noses?” The antisemitic joke of the councilor of Genoa

Genoa – It is the European Day of Jewish Culture, as in various Italian cities, also in Genoa there is a meeting, in the synagogue, with the Jewish community and local institutions. The Councilor for Social Services, Lorenza Rosso , brings greetings from the Municipality.

At a certain point in her speech, she told “a story that a Jewish friend told me, who is no longer here. He said to me: ‘Do you know why Jews have big noses? Because the air is free ‘”.