DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -
Gerry Franciosa is disgusted by the hurtful mail someone sent to his
wife Tuesday. The sender is anonymous.
"To me this is someone without a spine, a coward,
especially signing anonymous. And my wife, she feels threatened by this,"
said Franciosa.
On a post-it note it reads, "Very comical. It is what
you are. Go to Israel."
The note came in response to a letter-to-the-editor Gerry's
wife wrote in the Palm Beach Post. She had expressed her disappointment over
the menorah lighting ceremony last Wednesday. She claims it did not keep with
Jewish tradition.
"There were a lot of things missing. It was a very
quick ceremony, they lit the candle and everyone left," said Franciosa.
City Commissioner Adam Frankel, who is Jewish, agrees the
ceremony was mishandled.
"There's no question there was a disservice to our
local Jewish families and children in Delray Beach," said Frankel.
Even Mayor Cary Glickstein admitted in a meeting Tuesday
night that he "dropped the ball on this one."
But the fact that the hurtful letter followed has Gerry
second guessing his neighbors.
"When you're in America, in a community as diverse as
Delray Beach, you don't expect this," said Franciosa.
Gerry says he plans to alert the Anti-Defamation League
about the note. The ADL tracks all incidents that could be considered
anti-Semitism to help make the community aware of it.
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