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The Jewish Chronicle

Columnist unrepentant after 'tight fist' joke

October 14, 2010 14:14

By

Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

A university newspaper has apologised for printing a column featuring jokes about Jews being tight-fisted.

The launch issue of London Student, distributed to universities and colleges which are part of the University of London, included an article titled The Tight Fist – Lessons in frugality from a real Jew.

The Union of Jewish Students complained to the newspaper's editorial board that the column contained antisemitic stereotypes.

Written by an unnamed LSE PhD student, the piece included the line: "Jews such as myself possess tried and true penny-pinching strategies that have been handed down through the generations."