Article: PETA's `Holocaust' exhibit assailed; A Jewish council has condemned the animal-rights group's comparison of farm practices to Nazi atrocities.(NEWS)

Byline: Allen Powell II; Staff Writer

A graphic exhibit comparing the treatment of Jews in the Holocaust to the current treatment of farm animals raised for food will be in St. Paul today, amid condemnation by a local Jewish organization.

The "Holocaust on Your Plate" project - sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) - consists of eight 60-square-foot panels that juxtapose images of emaciated concentration-camp inmates and animals prepared for slaughter. The images are designed to help people see the similarities between the treatment of the two groups so they can get involved in preventing cruelty, said exhibit creator Matt ...

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