Independent | Independently translated from Yiddish for The Independent,
the worksheet's first question reads: “What have the evil goyim
(non-Jews) done with the synagogues and cheders [Jewish primary
schools]?” The answer in the completed worksheet reads: “Burned them.”
Another
question asks: “What did the goyim want to do with all the Jews?” – to
which the answer, according to the worksheet, is: “Kill them.”.
“It
doesn’t explicitly refer to the Holocaust,” the source said. “It’s a
document that teaches very young children to be very afraid and treat
non-Jews very suspiciously because of what they did to us in the past.
"It’s
not a history lesson – you can’t say that. It’s a parable that is
actively teaching the children extremism, hatred and a fear for the
outside world.”
A spokesperson for Beis Rochel said that the
worksheets would be amended and apologised for any offence. However they
argued the phrase “goyim” was not offensive and accusations that they
were indoctrinating children were “without basis”. “The language we used
was not in any way intended to cause offence, now this has been brought
to our attention, we will endeavour to use more precise language in the
future.”
