Farewell to Foxman, murmurs about Oren
Abe Foxman\’s farewell gala.
Expressions of anti-Semitism by public figures generally follow a certain script in the media. The politician/actor/public figure says something construed as offensive/hostile/insensitive to Jews. Abraham Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, issues a condemnatory statement demanding penance. The offender expresses regret. If he deems it sufficient, Foxman issues his kosher certification absolving the sinner.
Actor Charlie Sheen\’s rant against the executive producer of his hit TV sitcom is \”borderline anti-Semitism,\” the Anti-Defamation League\’s Abraham Foxman said. Sheen, in a radio interview Feb. 24 and in a letter posted on the TMZ website, called the \”Two and a Half Men\” executive producer Chuck Lorre a \”contaminated little maggot,\” said he was a \”clown\” and \”stupid,\” and referred to him several times as Chaim Levine.
Fox News provocateur Glenn Beck spent spent several days taking aim at billionaire businessman and philanthropist George Soros, but so far — at least within Jewish circles — the barrage appears to be backfiring.
An interfaith summit of Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders denounced anti-Muslim bigotry.
Once he read the amazing story of the Bielski brothers, who not only fought the Nazis, but also struggled with hostile local populations and anti-Semitic Soviet troops, Zwick gradually discovered that there were hundreds of similar reports on Jewish resistance fighters.
There have been increasing signs that the presidential race will present the American public with a profoundly unsettling infusion of religion and religiosity, says the director of the Anti-Defamation League.
On Wednesday, the New York headquarters of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced it had reached a settlement with Lehrer, whom ADL National Director Abraham Foxman fired last December in a move that shocked and angered many Angelenos.