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TV host apologizes for Holocaust joke

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June 24, 2012

Denis Dumas, host of an Argentinean TV talent show, said Friday that it was nice to see Jewish performers on the show wearing “numbers on their clothes, not on their skin.” Not surprisingly, that remark didn’t go over well. Dumas has since said the comment was taken out of context—not really sure how context would help—and has apologized.

” title=”helping Nazis escape post-war Europe” target=”_blank”>helping Nazis escape post-war Europe and harboring them. You’d expect them to be a little sensitive about Holocaust references.

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