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Walmart Canada Removes Offensive 'Tallit' Posting Following B'nai Brith Action

Photo Caption: Walmart Canada removes description of tallit as a beach towel for women. Walmart in the US removed the same posting last week. (Grundy Walmart<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:22408aaron">Aaron F. Stone</a><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0</a>)

B’nai Brith Canada reported on Monday that Walmart Canada has responded positively to its concerns that an item sacred in the Jewish religion was depicted frivolously as a beach towel for women.

The item was a tallit which was depicted in offensive fashion by a third-party seller on Walmart’s website as an “Elegant Sunscreen Scarves Sun Block Shawl Scarf Beach Shawl Towel.”

Walmart quickly acknowledged B’nai Brith’s complaint and acted rapidly to remove the item, the organization said in a statement.

B’nai Brith had alerted Walmart through its Twitter account of the offensive description. The corporation responded to B’nai Brith that it would remove the listing after it conducted an investigation. Walmart apologized for the offence.

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