#Letters to the Editor — May 10, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — May 10, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — May 10, 2022” The Issue: Manhattan Museum of Jewish Heritage’s refusal to host an event with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In her column, Karol Markowicz reflects on the seemingly unbreakable bond between Jews and liberalism (“Shutting out the ‘Wrong Kind of Jew,’ ” PostOpinion, May 9). That Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish…

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#Brooklyn GOP pol yanks K in funding for NYC Jewish museum

#Brooklyn GOP pol yanks $5K in funding for NYC Jewish museum

“Brooklyn GOP pol yanks $5K in funding for NYC Jewish museum” A local lawmaker announced Sunday she is yanking $5,000 in previously planned funding for a Manhattan museum after it allegedly barred Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from speaking there in June.  Councilwoman Inna Vernikov — a Ukrainian-born American Jew — revealed in an open letter to museum donors that she will…

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#NYC’s Jewish museum bans DeSantis for having wrong opinions

#NYC’s Jewish museum bans DeSantis for having wrong opinions

“NYC’s Jewish museum bans DeSantis for having wrong opinions” History shows us that forced ideological conformity never ends well for Jews, but liberal Jewish institutions keep wanting to give it another go. In a Wall Street Journal piece, Elliott Abrams and Eric Cohen, respectively chairman and CEO of Tikvah and co-chairmen of the Jewish Leadership…

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#Confederate flag found outside Jewish museum in NYC

#Confederate flag found outside Jewish museum in NYC

“#Confederate flag found outside Jewish museum in NYC” A Confederate flag was discovered outside a Jewish museum in Lower Manhattan early Friday, prompting officials to condemn the hurtful stunt and call on the authorities to investigate. The flag — which has been adopted by far-right extremists — was tied overnight to the front door of…

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