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Jewish Journal of Los Angeles has good breaking coverage of Jewish philanthropist Daphna Ziman’s accusations that a black pastor made anti-Semitic remarks in a speech at an event where she was being honored. The page has the text of the email that is being rapidly disseminated on the Internet accusing Eric Lee of attacking Jews for blacks’ portrayal in Hollywood, among other things. They also have Lee’s statement denying that he made any “statement that was offensive regarding the Jewish community and I completely deny and refute any accusation that I have done so.”

I was forwarded Ziman’s email by someone saying “Jewish supporters of Barack Obama should consider” the incident (Ziman’s email notes that Lee had praise for Obama.) American Thinker blog headlined it “Another Problem Preacher for Obama.” So that’s in play.

Ziman’s email was posted at the pro-Israel Web site StandWithUs, which followed up with this interesting note:

This is a follow up to the letter that Daphna Ziman wrote which was published in our last newsletter, just an hour ago.

The letter expressed Daphna’s experience and the distress she felt at being a witness and recipient of anti-Semitic comments. Some readers may view her letter as having come across as being negative toward Barak Obama. Our purpose in sending out Daphna’s letter was solely to highlight the issue of anti-Semitic remarks delivered by Rev. Eric Lee, president and CEO of Southern Christian Leadership Conference of greater Los Angeles.

Anti-Semitic diatribes like the one that Daphna witnessed, should never be tolerated and require a response from leadership and the larger community of decent people of all faiths and political persuasion.

StandWithUs maintains a neutral, non-partisan stance, and we are not and do not take a position for or against any one candidate.