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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]The quotes from the article about the tour of the Holocaust museum were pretty shocking, TBH. 
I know some of the progressive Jewish organizations had been working with him; have any made a statement since the latest kerfuffle?[/quote]

Jews United for Justice endorsed White when he ran for Council and has been working with him extensively. Here is there statement:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6R_B0pugQTEWTV3dGxzNHVOeFJQcDZvTUdsMHhibTlSenFz/view

Some excerpts:

[quote]We have spoken with several people who were present for the museum visit, including a Jewish
leader, who say the Post article isn't an accurate picture. They describe Trayon as sincere in his
desire to learn, and that the vast gaps in knowledge and understanding between Black and
Jewish communities became evident again and again during the tour.[/quote]

[quote]Jews are a people who value questions and learning. We are disappointed that the reporter
chose to portray this Black leader and his staff in the most unflattering possible light possible- as
willfully ignorant, rather than in the middle of a learning process - thereby inflaming tensions at
a time when everyone involved was working toward understanding and bridge building. We
know from first-hand experience that doing this kind of learning can be humbling, awkward, and
hard, and how hurtful our lack of information can be to others.[/quote]

[quote]It is our understanding that that the presence of a reporter trailing Councilmember White and
writing down his and staff's questions caused him to cut the visit short. This derailed a real
opportunity for learning, connection, trust building, and shared understanding - the things that
will bring our communities closer together.[/quote]

[quote]As for the reported constituent fund donation to the Nation of Islam: if this is true, it is
unacceptable. Louis Farrakhan and NOI have a long history of anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ+,
misogynistic, and bigoted words and actions, which we condemn in the strongest terms. We
also encourage people to read Black and Jewish critics of NOI and Farrakhan.

We hope Trayon will request a return of the funds to ensure that the money goes to
supporting his constituents. No constituent funds should have been given to the NOI.[/quote]
[/quote]

I would really love to hear from other sources as to what actually happened at the Holocaust Museum.  Who knows, maybe the reporter did have an agenda.  But I also don't really view JUJ as an objective source, either, and it is clear they are desperately looking to accept/promote the version of events that makes White appear the best (or really the least worst).[/quote]

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