JEWISH WORLD

12 JEWISH WORLD • NOVEMBER 18-24, 2022 to the uber-Jew-hating documenta- ry “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” (based on the book of the same name) is especially gall- ing, so unconscionably disrespectful to his own local fan base. Here’s the relevant box score: One in four residents of Brooklyn are Jewish. New York City is home to the most Jews in the United States, but Brooklyn easily surpasses the other boroughs in Jewish popula- tion density. There are 600,000 Jews living in Brooklyn. (In the 1940s, there were an astounding 900,000.) Brooklyn serves as the world- wide headquarters of the Hassidic movement — with the Chabad- Lubavitch, Satmar and Bobover dy- nasties spread across Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Boro Park. Chicago, the cities of Miami Beach and Boca Raton, the Shaker Heights community of Cleveland, the town of Merion outside of Philadelphia, the Brookline neighborhood of Boston — all are notable places of Jewish distinctiveness and vibrancy, but they are not comparable in conjuring the Jewish imagination. Given that Jews first settled Brooklyn in the mid-17th centu- ry (a Sephardic Brazilian can lay claim to being the first Brooklyn Jew), even Tel Aviv has not had a more sustained cultural influence. Think I’m trying to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge? Hardly. Barbra Streisand, Carole King, Neil Di- amond, Lou Reed, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Ruth Bader Gins- burg were all Brooklyn born and bred — and that’s just the Brook- lyn B Team! Yes, Brooklyn is also responsible for Bernie Sanders, Barbara Boxer and Chuck Schum- er, but let’s lay that aside for now. Chaim Potok’s The Chosen is set in Brooklyn —reversing the Cove- nant and redrawing the map of the Give Him The Boot Brooklyn Nets anti-Semite Kyrie Irving must be sent packing By THANE ROSENBAUM O f all the wasted breaths these past few weeks devoted to Kyrie Irving’s tirade against the Jewish people — “Did he take responsibility?” “Why is he acting like the victim?” “Was the released statement actually written by him?” “Should the NBA have acted more quickly and decisively?” —the one item that has not been mentioned, but that may be the most important indictment against this morally ob- tuse and ignorant point guard, is that such vile Jew-hatred cannot, must not, be allowed in Brooklyn. But he’s staying; all he received was a five-game suspension. Among all the cities in America, and all their sports franchises, Brook- lyn is the most identifiably Jewish, with the richest Jewish history, where Judaism itself is most devoutly prac- ticed. The Fairfax District of Los Angeles, the suburb of Skokie in Had Irving behaved this waywhen he played for the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, the insult to Jews, while still abhorrent, would not have seemed so egregious. Brooklyn is, and has always been, the hub of Jewish life in America. That’s why Irving’s open hostility to Jews, starting with his sharing a link ANTI-SEMITISM continued on page 28 Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn. The people most associated with the borough have received an indecent drubbing from this foul-mouthed, double-dribbling idiot. Irving’s anti-Semitism is unconscionably disrespectful to his own local fan base in Brooklyn, the hub of Jewish life in America. Serving All 5 Boroughs of NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland. Hey, we don’t have this BIG RED boxing glove in our logo for nothing. KNOCKOUT ALL YOUR PEST PROBLEMS Service calls in 24 hours or less www.knockoutpest.com 1.800.244.7378 KNOCKOUT PEST CONTROL is New York’s premium pest control company that rids homes and businesses from pests using the latest in GREEN environmentally friendly technology. Ants, Bed Bugs , Bees , Centipedes, Crickets, Fleas, Flies , Hornets, Millipedes, Powder Post Beetles, Silverfish , Stink Bugs, Termites , Wasps, Yellow Jackets , Rodents, and more... SENTRICON NY’S BEST TERMITE CONTROL SYSTEM KILL BED BUGS WITH FREEZING TECHNOLOGY KNOCKOUT PEST CONTROL’S Covers all areas inside a home and attached to house, eg: deck, garage, etc. for a FULL 12 MONTHS Call now to SAVE 25% COUPON Limited time offer. Some restrictions apply. This coupon MUST be presented at the time of initial service contact to qualify for THIS offer. Ask about our commercial property KO-12 plans. 24/7 - Knockout Pest Control 1.800.244.7378 KO-12 PROGRAM KOPC_Ad_July2011.indd 1 7/21/11 11:30:44 AM