Brazilian Jewish groups condemn German comedian’s Holocaust joke – Lea Maria Jahn under fire for quip on ‘letting Jew escape,’ and on-stage Nazi salute | Timesofisrael

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Brazilian Jewish groups have slammed a German standup comedian who made a Holocaust joke followed by a Nazi salute during a performance in Sao Paulo in February.
“On Christmas, we ask for a friend as a gift. Once I got it, but it only lasted a day. He escaped. He was Jewish. I said he escaped, not that he died. He was very fast. You know, if I do this joke in Germany, I’ll be arrested. Letting a Jew escape like this?” Lea Maria Jahn said on stage.