'Purim Controversy' Erupts When 4 Lakewood Kids Put On Afro Wigs and Blackfaces | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 20 Adar 5781 – March 3, 2021
Two Jewish children from Lakewood, NJ, last Friday put on afro wigs, blackfaces, and hoodies with the words Black Lives Matter in the back; and two other Jewish kids also put on afro wigs and blackfaces, but with Dashiki robes, and went around the neighborhood spreading holiday cheer. A local woman said she took pictures of the kids and posted them on Facebook. Ocean County NAACP President Fred Rush saw them. He was offended, for the obvious reason that when a black person sees a white kid in blackface it takes him back to a period in American history when just being black could cost you your...
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