Pischa Mountain News Today

The Sign Was Taken Down Less Than 24 Hours After It Was Put Up and the Manager of the Store Has Since Apologized, Agreeing That It Was 'Badly Worded,' but Not Before Causing Both Local and International Outcry

Switzerland’s main Jewish organization has denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment from the store. The sign on Pischa Mountain railway above Davos, known for hosting the annual World Economic Forum, said the shop would no longer rent gear such as sleds, skis and snowshoes to “our Jewish brothers” after a series of “very annoying incidents” — including the theft of a sled. The owners of the store could not immediately be...

The sign stated: "​Due to various very annoying incidents, including the theft of a sled, we no longer rent sports equipment to our Jewish brothers."