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How To Fight
Anti-Semitism
Rabbi who exposed Helen Thomas
to speak at Bais Chabad dinner.
David Sachs
I Senior Copy Editor
The rabbi draws parallels between
the current anti-Israel movement and
the rise of Nazism 80 years ago.
avid Nesenoff, rabbi who
The Nazis' first step, he said, was
blew the whistle on the anti-
when they implemented boycotts of
Jewish comments of White
Jewish businesses, to deprive Jews of
House reporter Helen Thomas, will
their livelihoods. Today, the Boycott,
be the guest speaker at the
Divestment and Sanctions
41st annual dinner of the
movement parallels this. "It is
Sara and Morris Tugman
the most insidious anti-Jewish,
Bais Chabad Torah Center of
anti-human activity:' he said.
West Bloomfield.
The next step to parallel the
In 2010, the rabbi/film-
Nazis would be to annihilate the
maker interviewed Thomas
6 million Jews in Israel. "I'm not
and posted a video on his
overreacting; said the rabbi.
website of her suggesting
"But I wish somebody would
that Jews should leave Israel Rabbi Da yid
overreact:'
Nesenoff
and go back "home" to
At his talk at the Torah
Germany and Poland.
Center, Nesenoff will give the
The Torah Center dinner will take
behind-the-scenes scoop on the Helen
place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20,
Thomas incident and his thoughts on
at Young Israel of Oak Park.
anti-Semitism today.
This year's honorees will be Stuart
The Conservative-trained rabbi said,
and Helene Weiss, who will receive
"I now pray with Chabad" and offers
the Keser Shaim Tov Award, and Dr.
his opinions on how to combat anti-
Jeffrey and Vicky Klein, who will
Semitism.
receive the Community Service Award.
"The way to fight anti-Jewish behav-
Chairpersons for the event are Dr.
ior, is to do Jewish behavior" he said.
Michael and Anne Lehmann.
"Strap on tefillin, light candles, eat
Thomas, a former White House Press kosher, install a mezuzah. Judaism must
Corps member, resigned her job after
be created and re-created every day"
the controversy. "It's kind of ironic" said
The other way to fight anti-Sem-
the rabbi. "She lost her front-row seat in itism, he said, is to speak out. Have
the media, and I gained one
a presence in Congress. He found it
After Thomas' anti-Israel and anti-
awful that some Congress members
Jewish views were exposed, Nesenoff
boycotted the recent speech by Israeli
said he received "thousands and thou-
President Benjamin Netanyahu.
sands of death threats"
Jews must strongly support Israel, he
Thomas, although age 89 at the time,
said. "We are not merely the friends of
was a "true anti-Semite said the rabbi
Israel, we are the Children of Israel"
— a hater of Jews, although nice in
Nesenoff recently received the
every other way. Thomas died in 2013.
National Jewish Hero Award from the
Nesenoff, who lost family members
Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.
in the Holocaust, took great offense at
For ticket information or to partici-
Thomas' suggestion that Jews return to pate in the souvenir ad journal honor-
the countries of their slaughter. "I wish ing the Weisses and Kleins, contact the
I could go visit my grandmother, but
Torah center at Baischabad.com or call
she's buried at Babi-Yar," he said.
(248) 855-6170.
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Stuart and Helene Weiss
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