New York City politicians have criticized an Amazon Halloween display featuring a witch animatronic holding a spell book with a Star of David, calling it demeaning and potentially offensive. The controversy stems from concerns that the depiction could be seen as appropriating Jewish symbols for commercial purposes. Advocates argue the imagery risks trivializing serious historical and cultural associations tied to antisemitic tropes. Amazon has yet to respond to the backlash over the seasonal decoration.
NYC pols call on Amazon to pull ‘demeaning’ Halloween witch animatronic with Star of David spell book New York Post
