Kosher in Summerhill
Aug. 7 (13 Av 5785)
This week, comedian Michael Rapaportâs show was canceled at the Comedy Club Stardome in Birmingham, Ala. The clubâs owner claimed he âreceived a flood of messages and emails over the past few days, urging organizers to cancel a performance by the actor and comedianâ due to Rapaportâs views on the Israel Gaza war.
Closer to home, Fairburn resident Christopher Robertson, 42, appeared before US Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas on federal charges after he posted to Facebook multiple videos of himself making racial threats to kill Jews and Blacks. Robertson, who also goes by the name James Lomak, was arrested on Aug. 1 after a lengthy stand-off with the FBI. He allegedly made âmenacing visitsâ to several Jewish buildings across metro Atlanta, U.S