Roald Dahl’s family has apologised for anti-Semitic comments made by the author. However, anti-Semitic comments he made have cast a shadow over his personal legacy. “I mean, there’s always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere.”He added: “Even a stinker like Hitler didn’t just pick on them for no reason.”A statement from the Dahl family has now been posted on the website of The Roald Dahl Story Company under the title: “Apology for anti-Semitic comments made by Roald Dahl.”First reported by the Sunday Times, it says: “The Dahl family and the Roald Dahl Story Company deeply apologise for the lasting and understandable hurt caused by some of Roald Dahl’s statements. “Those prejudiced remarks are incomprehensible to us and stand in marked contrast to the man we knew and to the values at the heart of Roald Dahl’s stories, which have positively impacted young people for generations. “It is a shame that the estate has seen fit merely to apologise for Dahl’s anti-Semitism rather than to use its substantial means to do anything about it.

Source: Irish Independent December 06, 2020 10:36 UTC