The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned comments from a town supervisor in Orange County, calling the comments anti-Semitic and hateful.
According to local reporting, Alex Jamieson, Town Supervisor of the town of Chester, New York, explained, “The idea is to keep the Hasidic [sic] out,” as the justification for a recent Town purchase of a $1 million nine-acre property, as well as the Town’s consideration of adopting an open-space preservation program and instituting a ward system for electing Town Board members.
“The comments from Chester Town Supervisor Alex Jamieson are anti-Semitic, plain and simple,” said Evan R. Bernstein, ADL’s New York / New Jersey Regional Director. “No one should speak this way,” Bernstein continued, “but these comments are particularly abhorrent coming from an elected government official.”
According to reporting, the nine-acre land purchase is part of an alleged “sweeping effort” to buy up as much open land in the Town as possible to stem the influx of Hasidic Jewish families. The town is reportedly finalizing contracts to acquire land totaling 186 acres. “This is just the first phase,” Supervisor Jamieson is quoted as saying, “the fear of KJ expanding into Chester is scaring people half to death.” KJ refers to Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic village in the neighboring town of Monroe, which has seen rapid population growth.
ADL’s Evan Bernstein said further, “Concerns over land use and overdevelopment do not excuse prejudice or bigotry. Any effort targeting people on account of their faith, ethnicity, or appearance is abhorrent. We unequivocally condemn Town Supervisor Jamieson’s comments and call on all Chester officials and community leaders to denounce them as well. Particularly during the High Holidays, and at a time when incidents of anti-Semitism are at record-levels, Supervisor Jamieson’s remarks are deeply hurtful and bigoted. We strongly urge the New York State Attorney General to investigate further.”
Source: ADL
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They have a good teacher .they see skver doing it on and around route 45 to keep any out who is not thier stripe ,including other chassidus.
I don’t blame them. Look what’s happening in Lakewood and Monsey. I’m not against Chassidim I’m against over building in a nice rural area.
Takes2-2tango
hes here again…as pointed out in the other article ..wherever tango has a chance to show his hate for ehrlicher somrei torah hes at it.
remenber mr tango , likeyou bashmotzed 40,000 yiden that went to oman ..breslev…the articles ‘2700 teatedin amman
As we pointed out there he doesnt care that they wont say torah, blow shofar etc etc(see posts there) you just hate shomrei torah.
so , tachlis, who do you love, oivrei torah? its one of the 2….theres no choice menu like orthodox, conservative, reform, destructionist. The eibister gave only one torah with oral explanations…so where do you beiong?
here is to see Mr Tango, katen hador & Co on thier ‘love’ of ehrlicher yidden as stated above “Shimen” see thier posts
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/1589433/one-person-rl-niftar-2700-people-treated-in-uman-over-rosh-hashanah.html
takes2-2 tango
by the way, square has no authority to do that so why dont you or anyone just move there