Beverly Hills school board candidate under fire over messages mocking trustee's visit to Jewish holy site
Screenshots appeared to show school board candidate Kim Lifschitz mocking a Jewish trustee Russell Stuart's kippah and Western Wall visit, sparking antisemitism claims in Beverly Hills.
TL;DR
- Kim Lifschitz, a Beverly Hills school board candidate, faces accusations of antisemitism.
- Screenshots show messages attributed to Lifschitz mocking trustee Russell Stuart's visit to the Western Wall and his kippah.
- Stuart, who is Jewish, condemned the messages as deeply offensive and antisemitic.
- Lifschitz stated the messages were from a private group chat and argued she was criticizing Stuart for using Jewish symbols for political support.
- Another screenshot shows Lifschitz allegedly mocking a fellow board member for discussing Holocaust survivors.
- The controversy coincides with Lifschitz's campaign for the school board.
- Previous scrutiny involved Lifschitz's husband and his comments on a Twitch streamer's livestream.
- Lifschitz defended the private nature of group chats and accused her critics of manufacturing controversy.