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Posted By simmons on March 10, 2015

The retailer's tapestries are touted as 'the perfect piece for topping off your bed, wall, or favorite chair' The design in question is gray and white striped with a pink triangle Jewishantisemitism organisation Anti-Defamation Leaguesays the tapestry is 'eerily reminiscent' of Nazi concentration camp uniforms Male gay captives were forced to wear pink triangles on their striped prison attire during the Holocaust The tapestry does not appear on Urban Outfitter's website, but has been photographed in a Colorado store Urban Outfitters is yet topubliclyrespond to ADL's request that the tapestry be recalled, or Daily Mail Online's request for comment By Annabel Fenwick Elliott For Dailymail.com Published: 12:33 EST, 10 February 2015 | Updated: 13:08 EST, 10 February 2015 2.6k shares 115 View comments Urban Outfitters has once again angered consumers with one of its designs, this time with a tapestry that closely resembles a Nazi concentration camp uniform forced upon male gay prisoners during the Holocaust. Anti-Defamation League, an organization dedicated to fighting antisemitism, issued a statement yesterday calling for Urban Outfitters to stop selling the tapestry; which is not listed on the retailer's website, but was photographed at a store in Boulder, Colorado.

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Jewish activists demand Urban Outfitters stop selling 'Nazi camp uniform tapestry'

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