The Matzo-Ball Salute https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2014/01/the-matzo-ball-salute/

January 21, 2014 | Philologos
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It’s no mystery why Dieudonné M’bala M’bala’s anti-Semitic gesture shares its name with a dumpling; what may be more puzzling is why it’s considered a Nazi salute.

Read more on Forward: http://forward.com/articles/190967/is-quenelle-backwards-version-of-nazi-salute/