Forman Addresses Obama Chanukah Party Hullabaloo

David Streeter — December 3, 2009 – 12:39 pm | Barack Obama | GOP Hypocrisies | Republicans | Separation of Church & State Comments (0) Add a comment

Ira N. Forman, NJDC’s CEO, addressed the recent Republican hullabaloo over the White House Chanukah party in a piece for The Huffington Post. Forman pointed out why President Barack Obama’s petty critics are out of line when complaining about holiday party invites.

Forman wrote of the controversy:

This is no joke! The Jerusalem Post ran an entire piece expressing criticism of the White House because Obama’s first Chanukah party would not have as many invited guests as the last one under the auspices of President George W. Bush. According to the article, this reduction in invitations could be viewed as giving the “cold shoulder” to the community or even as a purposeful snub of Jewish Americans.

Forman concluded his piece:

That is absolute nonsense. One of the reasons I have loved working in the nation’s capital for Jewish organizations is because the Jewish community has had a serious policy agenda—not just on Israel, but also on issues ranging from civil rights to combating hunger. Perhaps this thread of stories complaining about the lack of tickets to a White House holiday party is simply a reflection of conservative Jews searching for ways to knock the President; I hope so. Heaven help us if we really begin to act as if party invitations are what our community is all about.

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