Not An Easy Time To Be Jewish-American
By Bob Small
It’s not an easy time to be Jewish-American
The theme of members of their religion being blamed for the actions of “their” nation-state continues.
Let’s simplify. Not one of us Jewish-Americans has a direct line to Benjamin Netanyahu nor do any Russian-Americans speak to Vladimir Putin.
The latest local expression of this was Barstool Philadelphia posting a sign reading “F##k the Jews”.
The two employees were fired and Dave Portnoy, the Jewish owner of Barstool, then pledged to send the two customers who ordered the sign to a tour of Auschwitz
“Rather than ruin a couple 20-year-olds lives maybe this can be used as a teaching moment,” said Portnoy.
The customers were later identified as students at Temple University.
Temple University suspended them.
We should add that we don’t believe antisemitism comes from Temple anymore than it comes from from, say, Swarthmore. Nor any less.
The Daily Mail notes that Portnoy credits New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with the tour of Auschwitz idea. Kraft, by the way, has his own foundation.
In a further complication, Portnoy accused ABC’s Katie Katro of doing a “bait and switch” interview,
There have been other developments since then, which local news is carrying breathlessly.
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