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NEWSBRIEFS Two Orthodox Players Picked in MLB Draft
TWO ORTHODOX JEWISH BASEBALL PLAYERS were
selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft , making them
the fi rst observant Orthodox players ever draft ed, JTA reported.

Th e Arizona Diamondbacks picked 17-year-old Jacob
Steinmetz of Long Island, New York in the third round, 77th
overall, on July 12, while the Washington Nationals chose Elie
Kligman of Las Vegas with their fi nal and 20th round pick the
following day.

Kligman, 18, has pitched and played shortstop, but appears to
be moving toward becoming a catcher — and is likely to attend
college before pursuing a professional playing career, while
Steinmetz is a pitcher.

Th e New York Post reported that Steinmetz keeps kosher and
observes Shabbat, but does pitch on the Sabbath. He books hotels
close enough to games that he can walk to the ballpark on those
days. British Jews to Get Apology — 800 Years Later
British Jewish leaders say it’s “better late than never for an antici-
pated apology from the Church of England regarding antisemitic
laws enacted in 1222, JTA reported.

Th e church plans a formal “act of repentance” in 2022, the 800th
anniversary of the Synod of Oxford. Th at set of laws restricted
Jews’ rights to engage with Christians in England, according to the
Telegraph, and ultimately led to the expulsion of England’s Jews in
1290. Jews were not offi cially readmitted until 1656.

“Th e phrase ‘better late than never’ is truly appropriate here.

Th e historic trauma of medieval English antisemitism can never
be erased and its legacy survives today — for example, through
the persistence of the ‘blood libel’ allegation that was invented in
this country,” said Dave Rich, a British antisemitism watchdog
group policy director.

Protesters Disrupt Commemoration Ceremony for
Polish Jewish Pogrom Victims
Nationalist protesters disrupted a July 10 commemoration
ceremony for Jewish victims of a 1941 pogrom in Jedwabne,
Poland, JTA reported.

Th e protest symbolizes the country’s debate over blame for
World War II-era atrocities.

Several dozen nationalists brought fl ags and signs and
disturbed those praying at the pogrom site on its 80th anniversary.

A larger group, including Poland’s chief rabbi and Catholic
clergymen, met the following day to commemorate the victims.

A few nationalists showed up that day as well.

Th e Jedwabne pogrom saw many of the small town’s 300 Jews
murdered — the exact number is disputed by experts — most of
them in a barn set on fi re.

Fired Professor Who Alleged Antisemitism Sues for $4M
A professor fi red by Linfi eld University in McMinnville, Oregon,
aft er publicly criticizing its president for antisemitism and
neglecting sexual harassment allegations has sued his former
employer for $4 million, JTA reported.

Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a tenured English professor at the
Baptist-affi liated university, accused President Miles Davis of
making multiple antisemitic remarks to him.

Th e university fi red Pollack-Pelzner in April, citing “serious
breaches of the individual’s duty to the institution.” ●
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
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