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didn't have us in mind, and
New York (JTA) — Ameri-
we wouldn't have had them
can Jewish leaders have re-
in mind if we had been doing
jected allegations of "Jewish
racism" in Hollywood made
it," she said.
Jewish leaders feel that
during the national conven-
the NAACP has not gone far
tion of the National Associ-
enough to distance itself
ation of Colored People in
from the statements. In an
Los Angeles last week.
The charges, they say,
initial statement, NAACP
executive director Benjamin
revive the old anti-Semitic
Hooks said that the remarks
canard that the Jews run the
"are not necessarily" the
media, and serve as an irri-
views of the national organ-
tant to black- Jewish rela-
ization, but did not repu-
tions.
"This is a dangerous
diate them.
In a subsequent statement,
myth," said Abraham Fox-
Hooks added that the
man, national director of the
NAACP continues to believe
Anti-Defamation League of
that blacks are discrimina-
B'nai B'rith, of the cliche
ted against in the enter-
that Jews monopolize cer-
tainment industry.
tain industries and profes-
sions. "That kind of think-
"We do have a position that
ing develops and leads to the
there has been racism in
canard of Jewish control and
Hollywood. White folks run
from there to Jewish
it," he said. "Now if you want
to separate it into Italian-
racism."
At issue are a number of
American, Jewish-American
statements made July 11 at
or Greek-American, they're
a panel discussion on blacks
all white folks as far as we're
in the entertainment in-
concerned.
dustry, one of the workshops
Jewish leaders are not
held at the NAACP national
satisfied. The NAACP "still
convention.
has not condemned" the
One of the speakers,
statement, said Foxman,
Legrand Clegg, chairman of
who has written a letter to
the Coalition Against Black
Hooks urging him to take a
Exploitation and city at-
stronger position in the
torney of Compton, Calif.,
issue. "Disassociating is not
said that the careers of black
condemning. Those who are
entertainers and producers
in positions of authority
had been held back due to
should be condemning those
the "century-old problem of
kinds of attitudes and
Jewish racism in
beliefs," he said.
Hollywood."
Explanations aside, Jew-
He urged black leaders to
ish leaders are still concern-
"call a summit meeting with
ed about the characteriza-
the Hollywood Jewish com-
tion of the film and music
munity in the same spirit
industry as "Jewish."
that Jews have called for
"One has to be very careful
summits" to discuss black
in talking about 'us' and
anti-Semitic statements
`them,' the Jews and the
made by such black leaders
blacks," said Rabbi A.
as the Rev. Louis Farrakhan
James Rudin, national di-
and South African leader
rector of interreligious af-
Nelson Mandela.
fairs at the American Jewish
Marla Gibbs, producer and
Committee, who has just
star of the NBC situation
completed a book on black-
comedy "227," also made
Jewish relations.
controversial statements.
"It's very dangerous to
She was quoted in the Los
talk about the industry as
Angeles Times as saying
being Jewish. If left untend-
that it is time that blacks
ed, it can continue to exacer-
admit that "the Jewish
bate black- Jewish rela-
system in Hollywood was not
tions."
set up for us." Gibbs, claim-
The Los Angeles chapters
ing to have been misquoted,
of the American Jewish
clarified her statement later
Committee, American Jew-
in a New York Times inter-
ish Congress, Anti-
view.
Defamation League and the
"What I said was that
Jewish Community Rela-
when Jewish people con-
tions Council were to meet
structed their television
Tuesday in Los Angeles to
business, they did so to make
discuss strategies for dealing
money and they did so from
with the problem.
their perspective. They
"This is an issue of serious
concern to the Jewish com-
JTA correspondent Tom
munity in L.A.," said Rabbi
Tugend in Los Angeles con-
Gary Greenebaum.
tributed to this report.

