Parents Urge New York City to Investigate Preschool Teacher’s Disgusting ‘Anti-Jew Campaign’
More than 200 New York City parents have signed a petition calling on the city’s Department of Education to investigate a preschool teacher who apparently launched a hate campaign against Jewish people. The school is located on the Upper East Side.
The petition at PS 59 suggested that teacher Siriana Abboud had taken advantage of her instagram account to “promote hatred and intolerance,” expressing pro-Palestinian sentiment while condemning Israel, according to the New York Post.
The petition reads: “Hate speech and discrimination have no place in our schools. Our teachers are the first line of defense in promoting a safe and welcoming environment for our children and, unfortunately, we have reservations about the ability of the Mrs. Syriana Abboud to fulfill this role.”
While the petition was initially posted on Change.org, it was soon removed after a mother’s phone number was spread, prompting several “disturbing” messages from strangers. Additionally, the school’s principal, Nekia Wise, has refused to condemn Abboud’s behavior.
A mother contacted Wise about the issue and said, “Are you [Abboud] Able to teach Jewish children without their internal prejudices arising? Do you mention this in the classroom? What are you telling them? What does she teach them about this, if anything?
“She has very strong opinions. So how come that doesn’t influence the Jewish kids in her class’s perception of her?
However, this is not the first time people have raised the alarm about Abboud. Earlier this year, he posted drawings of different noses outside his classroom, asking students why people have different noses. Many students responded, saying they could be your ancestors, where you are from, and members of your family.
Abboud posted his own thoughts on the origin of the nose shape, saying: “I think it is based on ethnic identity. In art, we learn that you can often tell ethnicity from the bridge of the nose.”
As a result, Jewish staff members suggested that the exhibit gave rise to anti-Semitic stereotypes. Although the school held a “restorative justice” session after teachers raised the issue, Abboud did not attend the session and “nothing came of it,” according to a staff member.
There has been a dramatic rise in antisemitism at colleges and universities across the United States since the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7. While many pro-Palestinian groups have expressed disapproval of Israel’s response to Hamas attacks, these groups have not condemned Hamas.
Hamas killed among 1,200 and 1,400 Jews on October 7, the vast majority of whom were non-combatants.
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