Posted on 02/03/2024 11:17:39 AM PST by thegagline
A parent council in heavily Jewish Brooklyn held a “special meeting” on a Friday evening in January, knowingly excluding anyone observing Shabbat from the public forum, according to outraged community members who called the move antisemitic.
The Community Education Council for District 22, which covers Flatbush, Sheepshead Bay, Marine Park, and Manhattan Beach, scheduled a follow-up meeting to vote on resolutions after its Jan. 9 meeting went fully remote due to a snowstorm.
Despite calls to the CEC, the city Department of Education, and the Office of Family and Community Engagement, urging them to choose another date, the forum was held on Jan.19 at 6:30 pm, after the Jewish Sabbath was underway.
“Jewish children go to school here, and their families were excluded,” a district parent told The Post.
*** The council members plowed through the agenda items in about 15 minutes and included no public participation.
“I think the president of CEC 22 does what she wants,” the parent said, referring to president Tracy Jordan-Bates. “They preach about inclusivity, but they’re not very inclusive. I’d even say there’s some antisemitism there.”
Jewish Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, who covers part of the district, slammed the move as discriminatory.
“The idea that these meetings can take place at a time when Jews are observing the Sabbath and are unable to attend is salt to the open wound Jews are feeling in this city,” Vernikov told The Post. *** Despite numerous pleas by Orthodox Jewish parents, as well as other concerned parents to reschedule this meeting, all requests for accommodation were ignored,” Vernikov wrote. “Public participation by Jewish parents or board members observing the Sabbath would not have been possible at this meeting, as they were knowingly excluded.”
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Was it them, Yogi?
One day the Jewish people in NY will realize that the Leftists they vote for hate them.
Snicker...
At least until just before they enter the voting booth this year and that automatic reflex kicks in...
IMHO, when the ACP begins construction of modern versions of the German gas chambers, Jewish final votes will continue to be for the ACP...
In this case, the Jews are primarily orthodox. They generally vote Republican. The Reformed and non secular Jews are their own worst enemy.
“I don’t roll on Shabbos!”
Orthodox Jews in NYC vote Republican, which may be another reason why they get excluded.
Of course Boo-Boo.
BK? Burger King? Why don’t people just spell things out? It’s not like they don’t have a computer or phone that can predict what words they are using. If you mean for, say for. If you mean because don’t say b/c. It’s not that hard.
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