By Mark D. Zimmerman
Rudy Giuliani was recently found liable for defamation after making false claims against two Georgia election workers, following the defeat of Donald Trump in the last presidential election. Last week Giuliani was ordered to pay retribution of $148 million to the victims, which led him to declare bankruptcy. Meanwhile, Giuliani continues to repeat his false claims, stating that “Everything I said about them is true.” This is not the only time Giuliani has been brought into court. He was sued for sexual assault and harassment by a former associate in a case which led to revelations of recordings wherein Giuliani made many controversial statements. Some of those statements included comments about Jews, including demeaning insults about Jewish men’s sexual prowess. In those tapes, Giuliani also criticized Jews for their celebration of what holiday?
A. Regarding Yom Kippur, he said, “Get over the Yom Kippur. This is 2018. You gotta eat, people.”
B. Regarding Passover, he said “Get over the Passover. It was like 3,000 years ago. The Red Sea parted, big deal. It’s not the first time that happened.”
C. Regarding Sukkot, he said, “Get over your Sukkos. Those little huts are more ridiculous than those rat-infested COVID huts that restaurants are cluttering up the streets with.”
D. Regarding Chanukah, he said, “Get over that Chanukah. So the oil burned for a week. My oil burner has been working for years so who cares. Put up a tree and drink some nog like the rest of us.”
E. Regarding Tzom Gedaliah, he said, “Get over that Tzom thing. I mean really? A fast day to commemorate the assassination of Gedaliah? If you’re gonna skip a meal for every Jew who was ever killed then who’s gonna eat all of that disgusting chopped liver and gribenes?”
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Mark Zimmerman is the author of a series of Jewish trivia books, under the title RASHI, RAMBAM and RAMALAMADINGDONG: A Quizbook of Jewish Trivia Facts & Fun.