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| 798.1 | a town that was not long ago Judenrein | DELNI::GOLDSTEIN | Do you, Mr. Jones? | Wed Oct 11 1989 15:54 | 14 |
| The Rabbi in our shul (in Lexington) addressed "the news from
Wellesley" during Kol Nidre but didn't tell us what happened; we saw
the news later. I don't think it's necessary to complain about the
local Rabbi; do you really think he'd condone what happened? Perhaps
Yom Kippur is a time to reflect on our own sins, not talk about those
of others? (Just speculating.)
I have some relatives who tried to buy a house in Welleslay about 25
years ago. They were politely told that no Jews need apply. So I
guess I'm not too surprised.
Also, there was a press report that the perpetrators were not known as
bigots per se, but were looking to add maximum shock value to what
would have been plain old vandalism. I hope that's all it was...
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| 798.2 | Further update, for those outside the local news coverage area
| DECSIM::GROSS | The bug stops here | Wed Oct 11 1989 18:02 | 16 |
| One of the accused persons is a Natick resident (next town west). The other is
from Wellesley.
The police have connected the accused with one of the 24 separate incidents of
vandalism. It is only a matter of time before they are charged with all 24.
It is unusual for the perpretrators of this kind of act to get caught and I am
very pleased to see it happen this once.
One report said that a brick wall had been covered with anti-semitic
slogans, a swastika, and the "f" word. A clean-up job was underway when a TV
crew arrived to film the wall and all that was left was the swastika and the "f"
word. The TV crew waited until that word was erased before filming because it
was too obscene for the public. The reporter felt, personally, that the swastika
was equally obscene.
Dave
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| 798.4 | topic echo | DELNI::GOLDSTEIN | Do you, Mr. Jones? | Thu Oct 12 1989 17:03 | 2 |
| This topic is completely redundant with 792 and I suggest that further
replies take place there...
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| 798.5 | | ABACUS::RADWIN | I think, fer sure | Fri Oct 13 1989 11:02 | 24 |
| re: < Note 798.3 by LEAF::C_MILLER >
>> his family is being protected. I have often asked myself if they
>> learned this type of behavior at home.
>> Perhaps his father had one too many pushy Jewish customers.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
For me, this is a blaming the victim argument -- and it's irrelevant.
People claim they hate Jews because we are too pushy or too compliant,
because we are too rich or because we are too poor, because we
are too conservative or too liberal, because we are too stingy
or because we are too generous, because we are different or because
we try to fit in, because we are part of the international
communist conspiracy or because we are part of an international
bankers cabal, etc.
Ultimately, anti-semites hate us for their own reasons that has nothing
to do with who we are, what we do, and what we believe.
Gene
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| 798.6 | Pushy indeed | ENTRE::LUWISH | | Fri Oct 13 1989 11:11 | 10 |
| re: .5
I read the line about the "pushy Jewish customers" as having a pinch of
sarcasm behind it. I don't think it was meant as an explanation for
the action but rather as an example of some of the anti-semitic remarks
the father may have made in the home. I am often surprised when
acquaintances let such stereotypes slip out in my presence -- I wonder
what happens when there isn't a "token Jew" around to restrain their
speech, and I don't have to wonder what such remarks do to children who
hear them.
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