Threatened legal action against a Quebec Jewish tombstone manufacturer for violating the province’s language laws was withdrawn after widespread protests. Quebec authorities had demanded that the company reduce the size of one Hebrew word on an outdoor sign so that it was smaller than the accompanying French text.
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