The Only Rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, Says Local Haitian Migrants Lack ‘Western Civilized Values’
19th September 2024
Since Donald Trump amplified baseless rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, last week, the community has been beset with bomb threats and white nationalist activity.
A leading Jewish group called the whole episode a “blood libel” — the antisemitic canard that Jews use non-Jewish blood for ritual purposes, which animated centuries of violence against Jews.
But one Jew says the Haitians are harming Springfield: the city’s only congregational rabbi.
That’s why they’re part of the Turd World, and the U.S. isn’t — yet.