We reached out the Montgomery County council but no one
bothered to reply, although the county council did send a letter to Mayor
Stewart and the city council stating that, “By sponsoring the film, the City of
Takoma Park appears to be legitimizing a premise that American Jews control the
media and national politics…” Eight councilmembers signed the letter.
Councilmember Tom Hucker (D-District 5), whose district includes Takoma Park, did not sign the letter. No text in the
letter clearly stated that Takoma Park should not show the film, stating that the
councilmembers had, “…grave concerns.”
Takoma Park citizens are sponsoring the showing of an antisemitic
movie at a time when Jews are being attacked and murdered in the United States
and antisemitism is on the rise. Based on the consensus of the city council, we
can’t wait for them to screen Birth of a Nation so we can discuss the pros and
cons of the messages in that movie too.
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