Landsman Releases Statement After Cincinnati Rabbi Disinvited from Rally Over Support for Israel

WARREN COUNTY, OH -- While  Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) was in Selma and Montgomery this weekend for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when hundreds of marchers were brutally attacked for their work to end voter suppression in Alabama and elsewhere, he released the following statement after local Rabbi Ari Jun was disinvited from a Cincinnati rally on Sunday condemning neo-Nazis and white supremacy.

“We unfortunately confirmed that a Rabbi was disinvited to speak at a rally in Cincinnati against neo-Nazis and white supremacy solely because of his belief in Jewish self-determination," adding that, "The organizers of this rally should appreciate that the neo-Nazis they are protesting hate Jews and Black people – and they certainly don’t care what any of us believe."  

Landsman explained that Jews joined marchers 60 years ago as they were drawn to the Civil Rights Cause. They were drawn..." for the same reason I am today. It’s our faith that will keep us in this fight together. These neo-Nazis are coming for us both, and the bond between the Jewish community and the Black community will grow stronger again."

Landsman went on to add, “I highly doubt that this group would so blatantly discriminate against any other group of people. ‘We’ll find another Jewish person,’ they said. Do we really think they would say that about another group of people? No.”

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