Russell Stuart
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“I found them deeply offensive,”
Russell Stuart · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Stuart condemned the messages in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying political disagreements do not justify ridiculing religious practices.
“Anyone is welcome to challenge my votes, my positions or my work on the school board. Mocking my religious observance crosses a very different line,”
Russell Stuart · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Stuart said anyone may challenge his votes and positions, but mocking his religious observance crosses a different line.
“My visit to the Western Wall was personal and meaningful to me. Seeing a kippah described as something from a 'dress up trunk' turns Jewish religious observance into a costume and a punchline.”
Russell Stuart · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Stuart said his visit to the Western Wall was personal and meaningful, and that describing a kippah as a dress-up item turns Jewish observance into a punchline.
“I consider the remarks attributed to her antisemitic because they ridicule Jewish religious observance and an identifiable symbol of Jewish faith. I cannot speak to what was in her heart, but I can speak to the words,”
Russell Stuart · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Stuart characterized the comments as antisemitic and called on Lifschitz to address them directly.