| The Simon Wiesenthal Center, today, condemned the usage of campaign flyers (pictured) being used in New Jersey’s 5th Congressional district race using “The challenges facing the Jewish community, including resurgent anti-Semitism, are daunting, and the use of any form of hate speech targeting any community isunacceptable.” “The Simon Wiesenthal Center calls on both candidates to join in condemning such activity and commit to ensuring that both they and their supporters understand that such tacticswill not be tolerated,” Cooper concluded For further information, please contact the SWC Public Relations Department, 310.553.9036, join the Center on Facebook, www.facebook.com/simonwiesenthalcenter, or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updates sent direct to your Twitter feed.The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. Itis an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino). |
