Aish Hatorah's Director General Steven Burg Helps Bring Resolution In Favor Of Gay Text Books In Schools

This hearing led to this resolution by the New York City Council. So Aish Hatorah's new Director General "Rabbi" Steven Burg is responsible if this passes.  Giving such a speech at such a hearing is an endorsement of this action.  For the record Yeshivas will also be using New York text books

Resolution calling upon the New York City Department of Education to implement a curriculum and to acquire textbooks and trade books that include key moments in LGBT history and accurately portray the contributions of LGBT individuals in the history of the United States.

 

 

By Council Members Dromm, Arroyo, Chin, Cohen, Constantinides, Johnson, Koslowitz, Rosenthal, Mendez, Rodriguez, Torres and Menchaca

 

Whereas, According to the 2011 National School Climate Survey conducted by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 81.9% of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT)students reported being verbally harassed at school because of their sexual orientation; and

Whereas, The survey further noted that 38.3% reported being physically harassed and 18.3% reported being physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation; and

Whereas, In addition, more than half of LGBT students were cyber-bullied, or harassed or threatened by their peers via electronic mediums such as text-messages, emails, instant messaging or posting on internet sites;  and

Whereas, Of the respondents to the survey, the majority of students who were harassed or assaulted did not report the incident to school staff believing that little to no action would be taken and the situation might even become worse if reported; and

Whereas, Additionally, only one-third of students who did report an incident claimed that  staff effectively addressed the problem; and

Whereas, Many advocates argue that the high rates of harassment and assault are often exacerbated by school staff not adequately responding or intervening on behalf of LGBT students; and

Whereas, Studies have shown that teaching LGBT history in the classroom leads to fewer instances of harassment at school and can lead to a greater feeling of safety among all students regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression; and

Whereas, New York City should enlighten its students about the role and contributions of LGBT Americans to our City, State and nation in the course of history; and

Whereas, The history of the United States could be considered incomplete and inaccurate without the inclusion of the social, political and artistic contributions of notable LGBT individuals such as Bayard Rustin, Harvey Milk, Stephen Sondheim, Truman Capote, James Baldwin and Gertrude Stein; and

Whereas, In addition, the history of our nation should include key events and organizations that have been in the forefront of the LGBT American movement for equality; and

Whereas, The Daughters of Bilitis, the Mattachine Society, the Stonewall Rebellion, the HIV/AIDS crisis, Bowers v. Hardwick, Lawrence v. Texas, "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and the struggle for the recognition of LGBT families are all important and should be included in American history; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York City Department of Education to implement a curriculum and to acquire textbooks and trade books that include key moments in LGBT history and accurately portray the contributions of LGBT individuals in the history of the United States.   

(City Council resolution)

 

Is anyone going to inform Aish Hatorah about their new director?

Any answers from them of interest, please comment or email the blog


Thought it was important to note Gertrude Stein was also a Nazi collaborator

"Orthodox" Run Simon Wiesenthal Center Supports "Same Sex "Marriage" And Homosexuality In Schools

Simon Wiesenthal Center's reaction to same sex "marriage"

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is supposedly run by Orthodox Rabbis "Rabbi" Marvin Hier (Dean and Founder, and former head of YULA), Rabbi Abraham Cooper, (Associate Dean), and "Rabbi" Meyer H. May" (Executive Director)

They have a strong record of pushing homosexuality, including opposing Arizona's freedom of religion law, which would allow Jews, and other people who understand God's Eternal law, to refuse to bake a wedding cake for a so called "Wedding"

Wiesenthal Center to Arizona Governor: Veto Gay Discrimination Bill

Center says denying services to people based on their sexuality, "hearkens back the dark history of American racial, religious and sexual discrimination and threatens the hard earned civil rights of all Americans"
The Simon Wiesenthal Center today called on Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (pictured) to veto that state's proposed law that would allow businesses to refuse to service gay customers.
"To classify and deny services to any group of people based on their sexuality is an act of discrimination that hearkens back to the dark history of American racial, religious and sexual discrimination and threatens the hard earned civil rights of all Americans," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the Associate Dean of the Wiesenthal Center, and Mark Weitzman, the Center's Director of Government Affairs.
"The protection of the right of Americans to their religious commitment is a core American value; however that value must not be used as a justification for unequal treatment in the public sphere," Cooper and Weitzman continued.
"We urge Governor Brewer to veto this bill and to protect the rights of all Americans to fair and equal treatment," they concluded.

 (Wiesenthal Center to Arizona Governor: Veto Gay Discrimination Bill)

In case you think their corruption is limited to NY "Rabbi" Steven Burg (Eastern Director Simon Wiesenthal Center) testified as a "Orthodox" Jewish rabbi" at a committee on "protecting" homosexual children in schools which was really a effort to push homosexuality further in the school system.  The previous speaker before Burg, lamented the "lack of "education" materiel and books that are inclusive of LGBT "families" and many other gay propaganda methods in the school."  You can clearly see Burg's paying attention during the speech immediately prior to his own as well as the last speaker (12:22) who also promoted LGBT agenda so a gay basketball player will be in a school text book.  This committee hearing led to a resolution promoting teaching of homosexuality in the schools. Nowhere in his speech did he say he opposed homosexual propaganda in schools  (Yeshivas also use public school history books).



Burg's speech begins at (4:42)

If that wasn't bad enough Steven Burg is now Director General of Aish HaTorah  (If anyone can help get Aish Hatorah to fire him it's a mitzva gidolah to do so)