ALGEMEINER
by Shiryn Ghermezian
March 27, 2015

Jewish human rights group the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday criticized a “troubling” [New Yorker] essay written by actress Lena Dunham, in which she compares her Jewish boyfriend to her dog. The ADL said the article evokes offensive stereotypes about Jews. “Some will certainly find offensive Lena Dunham’s stereotypes about cheap Jews offensive. Others will take issue with the very idea of comparing a dog and a Jewish boyfriend,” said ADL National Director Abraham Foxman. “The piece is particularly troubling because it evokes memories of the ‘No Jews or Dogs Allowed’ signs from our own early history in this country, and also because, in a much more sinister way, many in the Muslim world today hatefully refer to Jews as ‘dogs.’”….One tweet: “Ignorant, anti-Semitic piece in @NewYorker by @lenadunham,” one critic wrote. ”Dating a Jewish man does not mean you can compare them to dogs. Obviously.” READ MORE