JUDAICA AS “TRASH”
From: Mark Rosenblit
To: readerep@courant.com ; letters@courant.com
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 10:37 AM
Subject: Judaica as "trash"
I was repulsed to see that, in the August 12, 2006 paper, the Hartford Courant promoted an upcoming article on "Trash Goes Upscale" by depicting, as an example of such "trash", a pocket watch embossed with a Star of David.
Here's the relevant question for the editors to ponder: Would the Courant have utilized, as a example of "upscale trash", a crucifix embossed with an image of Jesus, or a locket embossed with an image of the Al-Aksa Mosque?
Such gross insensitivity to Jews, coupled with the Courant's vacuous editorials denigrating Israel's right to defend itself against Islamo-fascist belligerents, simply reinforces the feeling of many Jews that the Courant is itself the quintessential example of "(upscale?) trash".
Regards
Mark Rosenblit
14 Coolidge Road
West Hartford, CT 06117