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High school flunks Jewish Heritage Month, picking Meir Kahane as honoree

JL;DR SUMMARY Montclair High School, located in a liberal area of New Jersey, sparked controversy when it mistakenly honored Meir Kahane for Jewish American Heritage Month. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryJewish American Heritage MonthEducationJewish Defense LeagueMeir KahaneControversyCommunity ResponseMontclair High SchoolSuperintendent Apology

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Montclair, New Jersey, United States
"The email from Montclair High School stunned parents in the famously liberal New Jersey enclave Monday afternoon: Its pick to honor for Jewish American Heritage Month was the late ultra-nationalist radical Rabbi Meir Kahane."
Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
"Josh Katz, the father of a ninth grader and president of Temple Ner Tamid, a Reform congregation in neighboring Bloomfield, N.J., seemed equally frustrated and amused by what he said was a pathetic mistake."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Montclair, an urbane and racially diverse suburb about 13 miles from Manhattan, is an ultra-progressive place lovingly referred to by many residents as the Peoples Republic of Montclair."
Israel
"Kahane has long been viewed as a dangerous figure occupying the far-right fringe of Jewish culture and Israeli politics. He was convicted in the United States of manufacturing explosives in 1971, and convicted in Israel of plotting an attack on the Libyan embassy in 1974."

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