‘Skinhead, neo-Nazi’ chatter roils state Senate race in Brooklyn
“David Storobin, a guy who can’t even fess up to what he writes on his web pages anymore and is busy scrubbing what little history he has, because he’s embarrassed about his ties to skinheads, and neo-Nazi groups and white supremacist groups” – L. Fidler
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“Mr. Fidler, these are my true ‘ties,’” Storobin said in a statement. “These are my family members who died fighting the Nazis in World War II and who were murdered by Soviet persecutors for being Jewish. These are the blood ties I share with so many other Jewish people in our community whose families were also persecuted and killed. This is what is real, Mr. Fidler. Not your false and outrageous claims that I have ties to neo-Nazis and skinheads.”
“Once again, Mr. Fidler, I demand that you retract your offensive statements and apologize to my family and the broader community for using the memory of murdered Jews to spread an untrue attack rumor for your own political gain.”
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Republican David Storobin, a lawyer, and Jewish supporters are demanding that Democrat Lew Fidler, a veteran City Council member, apologize for saying Storobin was “embarrassed by his ties to skinheads and neo-Nazi groups and white supremacist groups.”
Years ago, Storobin interviewed controversial figures, including Jim Gilchrist of the anti-immigrant “Minuteman movement.” The articles Storobin posted were then picked up on white power web sites such as “Stormfront,” CBS 2′s Tony Aiello reported.
“I was a journalist and as a journalist, it was my job to interview people,” Storobin said.
Storobin said it’s ridiculous to link an observant Jew to neo-Nazis.
“All four of my grandparents — all four of them — had their families wiped out during the Holocaust,” Storobin said.
But the Fidler campaign isn’t backing down, saying “Be honest about your Internet ranting. Why did they end up on white supremacist websites? Come clean, Mr. Storobin.”
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