Debbie Schlussel: Dumb: Michigan Jewish Federation Hosts . . . Anti-Israel Movie
When I first reviewed the anti-Israel movie, "Waltz with Bashir," I got a ton of e-mails saying things like, "Well, my Israeli friend saw it and liked it." Or, "My Jewish friend recommended it." In these cases, I say, don't rely on the Jews to decide for you what is pro-Israel and what isn't. It's like telling me, "Well, my best friend is Black." Uh-huh. Whatever.
This story is yet another example of this.
Regardless of the stereotype that Jews are smart people (and in average IQ terms, studies bear that out), some Jews are extremely dense when it comes to fighting America's and the Jews' enemies--I refer to the Jews who voted for Barack Obama and those who run the Jewish community establishments and fiefdoms around America. If you slap the label "Israel" or "Israeli" (or Democrat) on something, they seem to lose all sense of discernment and just plain common sense, like when the "Israeli" thing they push is actually anti-Israel.
Such is the case with the Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids, which is hosting the anti-Israel movie, "Waltz With Bashir," which as I've noted is high quality Bin Laden cinema. It's one of the most anti-Israel movies I've ever seen, if not the most.
The Jewish Federations are the self-appointed spokespeople and welfare organizations in each major city. They are usually dominated by left-wing Jews who have money and silly ideology, but not much in the brain cell department. Apparently, the Grand Rapids, Michigan Jewish Federation is no different.
A reader from Grand Rapids received this notice:
From: Jewish Federation of GR Info@jfgr.orgSubject: This Sunday ...
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 1:33 PM
Dear Community Members:
This Sunday . . . you are invited to My2Cents with John Serba, of the Grand Rapids Press, to the screening and discussion of
Oscar-nominated Israeli animated film "Waltz with Bashir," 1 p.m., March 15 at Celebration Cinema North.
A "discussion"? I hope they discuss how stupid they are. Oh, and by the way, these Federation brainiacs never even saw the movie, but they heard "Israel," and they immediately felt the need to gush.
The reader from Grand Rapids complained and describes the response:
You would NOT believe how fast I received a telephone call from our Fed director. Nobody from the Federation screened the movie before planning the event.I asked the $64 question: Did anyone SEE the movie before planning this event?
The answer: "Well... Sari Cohen is our program director and a friend of hers saw it--an Israeli no less--and recommended it."
In other words, NOBODY from the Federation office screened this movie before announcing an event complete with the presence of a REPORTER from the GRAND RAPIDS PRESS.
Yup, that's par for the course. And it's why you can't rely on the Jewish establishment to decide what's good for the Jews or Israel.
Posted by Debbie on March 13, 2009 05:39 PM to Debbie Schlussel