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The Hitler-themed suite at the Mr. President hotel in Belgrade (AP) Last update - 18:34 29/01/2008 Serbian hotel defends concept of its popular Adolf Hitler suite By Haaretz Service Tags: Holocaust, Hitler, ADL  The Anti-Defamation League said Tuesday it will press its effort to persuade a Belgrade, Serbia hotel owner to stop offering guests an Adolf Hitler-themed suite, after an exchange of letters in which the hotelier defended the suite as an appropriate reminder of an evil leader and noted that his father fought against the Nazis in World War II. The Mr. President hotel features rooms highlighting current or past world leaders. Advertisement "Using this tyrannical dictator to promote a hotel is a gross marketing ploy and demonstrates a profound failure to understand the horror of the Holocaust," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director and a Holocaust survivor. "Reports of high demand for the hotel suite are also deeply disturbing." Last week, the ADL wrote to hotel owner Dusan Zabunovic, demanding that he remove the portrait of Hitler and change the theme of the suite before International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27. After Zabunovic responded with a defense of the concept of the suite, the ADL this week sent a second letter, again urged the removal of Hitler's portrait from the hotel, saying that regardless of his intentions, the imagery was inappropriate and deeply offensive. "Hitler orchestrated the mass murder of six million Jews, including tens of thousands of Serbian Jews, and others," Foxman said. "Promoting the opportunity to sleep under his portrait denigrates the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, who in Belgrade included Jews, Serbs and Roma." More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   Hunting journalists Who leaked the details of a CIA-Mossad plot against Iran? Farming organic At Or-Gani, Israel's organic revolution is taking on new forms.   1.   ADL would better do something more important 11:47  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 29/01/08   2.   Has the ADL really got nothing better to do?! 11:49  |  Michael 29/01/08   3.   The most popular attraction 12:03  |  Clickfool 29/01/08   4.   ADL..Just a second. 12:55  |  Stephen. 29/01/08   5.   This is more than tasteless 13:15  |  Angel 29/01/08   6.   "Promoting the opportunity to sleep under under his portrait" 13:52  |  H 29/01/08   7.   Ariel Sharon suite 14:30  |  Roger 29/01/08   8.   Is this a Jewish issue? 15:14  |  Dani Reiss 29/01/08   9.   Heh Roger 17:11  |  Brad 29/01/08   10.   Get a grip! 18:25  |  Allan 29/01/08   11.   I have booked a night there 18:32  |  . 29/01/08   12.   Comparing what? 18:33  |  Angel 29/01/08   13.   I`d love to sleep under the portait of Hitler 18:39  |  Natallie Durson 29/01/08   14.   What about the freedom of speech 18:49  |  Serbian 29/01/08   15.   Natallie Durson 19:08  |  John the Revelator 29/01/08   16.   POPE 19:13  |  The Teacher/Instruct 29/01/08   17.   There`s more to World War 2 than the Holocaust. 19:21  |  Michael 29/01/08   18.   Forget the Elvis room 20:14  |  Shloimele 29/01/08   19.   Adl should take a stand # 1 schlomo 22:21  |  Robert 29/01/08   20.   Roger #7 22:31  |  Robert 29/01/08   21.   Sticking one`s nose where it doesn`t belong 23:27  |  Stanley Levin 29/01/08   22.   Correction 05:50  |  Shloimele 30/01/08   23.   From a Serb 20:15  |  Ra 30/01/08   24.   gffh 15:47  |  griff 31/01/08   25.   hotel 18:44  |  hippie 04/02/08

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