The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre has condemned the late author’s antisemitic remarks in a new statement, saying that his “racism is undeniable and indelible.” In a post on i…
Museum and Story Centre has condemned the late author’s antisemitic remarks in a new statement, saying that his “racism is undeniable and indelible.”, the U.K. museum said it supports “the apology made in 2020 by the Dahl family and Roald Dahl Story Company for Dahl’s antisemitic views about Jewish people.” The statement will also be displayed on a panel outside the museum’s entrance in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.
Since 2021, the museum said it has worked with the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council, the Community Security Trust and the Antisemitism Policy Trust to provide information and training for its staff. One of the most prolific figures in children’s literature in the 20th century, many of Dahl’s works have been adapted for film and television, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” , “Matilda,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and more. In 2021, Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company, which spurred a film version of “Matilda the Musical” and Wes Anderson’s upcoming “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
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