Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By admin on October 18, 2021

A prominent left-wing activist was criticized by a top American Jewish organization on Sunday for claiming on social media that the Holocaust is only considered important because its victims were Europeans.

Shaun King, an outspoken supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders and the Black Lives Matter movement, posted on Instagram, The only reason why people celebrate Christopher Columbus Day and never Adolf Hitler Day is because Columbus massacred non-europeans [sic].

In response, the American Jewish Committee tweeted, Shaun Kings comment is both deeply offensive and blatantly false, fueled by the age-old antisemitic trope of Jewish privilege.

Six million Jews were murdered by the Nazis specifically because they were NOT considered white European, said the AJC.

The group asserted, King should apologize.

In 2019, King drew criticism for telling a groupof Sanders supporters that the senator had always spoken out for unpopular causes, and then saying, Even today, he speaks out against apartheid-like conditions in Palestine even though its not popular.

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Left-Wing Activist Slammed by Jewish Org for Claiming Attention Is Only Paid to the Holocaust Because Victims Were European - Algemeiner

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