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Opinion | Appeal to ADL chief: It’s time for you to call to reinstate Whoopi

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Tamar Manasseh of Chicago appeals to Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt to reconsider his stance on Whoopi Goldberg's suspension from 'The View' following her comments on the Holocaust. 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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HolocaustAdlEducationRabbi Tamar ManassehApologyJonathan GreenblattBlack Jewish RelationsWhoopi GoldbergThe ViewRace

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Hollywood, California, United States
"Whoopi Goldberg attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Here is a direct appeal from Rabbi Tamar Manasseh of Chicago to Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt calling on him to work harder to build bridges to the Black community, rather than tearing down its celebrities who misstep, and for him to directly call on ABC to reverse Goldbergs suspension."
Tennessee, United States
"When a Black woman saying something offensive and then apologizing for it is more egregious than Nazis mobilizing in Florida, books being banned in Tennesssee, and swastikas being painted on synagogues in Chicago, I fear theres not much of anything to be built here."
Israel
"in the past month alone I have had several experiences where my colleagues displayed tone deaf attitudes toward Black Jews in Israel."

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