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Posted in: Postville Jewish community struggles to survive after raid
11/26/08 12:11 PM
Thank you, JTA, for finally printing an article that presents the human side to this immense tragedy in Iowa. I have been distressed by the anti-Orthodox coloring of much of JTA's coverage of the Agriprocessors situation, from the denigration of Orthodox kashrus through the assertion that Orthodox Jews care more about how much they have to pay for meat than they do about workers rights and fairness. This article at last addresses the realities that are the basis of the Orthodox community's reaction to this situation: real families, both Jewish and non-Jewish, are struggling with poverty and despair, unable to put food on their tables. Let the argument about Sholom Rubashkin's cupability rest for just one minute: the Federal Government could have handled the case in any number of ways that left Agriprocessors running, but they chose to come in force, rip families apart, and strike a crippling blow against the economic engine of Postville. Even the New York Times decried this Federal response, which had no regard for the welfare of either immigrants or US citizens. Why did they do this?
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