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“I was absolutely appalled when I saw this label,” said an outraged Hikind. “Net Cost Market has become a complicit partner in the dissemination of hatred against Jews. With each bag sold, the Shnayders are literally sowing seeds of hate.” At three of the four locations, consumers who spent $50 or more were given the package of seeds as a promotional gift right at the checkout counter.
Net Cost Market bills itself as the “Costco of the ethnic Eastern European market,” and offers a wide assortment of imports from all over Eastern Europe. The roasted sunflower seeds are produced in the Former Soviet Union by Kremlin Kitchen. “I was not surprised to learn that this anti-Semitic product is being made in Russia,” said Hikind. “Recent reports indicate that attacks on Russia's Jewish population and their property have increased in both number and severity. Kremlin Kitchen is trying to capitalize on this existing wave of anti-Semitic sentiment with the Russian-American community.”
Hikind and Thompson are calling for all remaining packages to be pulled from store shelves immediately, and for future supply orders to be discontinued. “Today we have come together to express a simple demand that the owners of the Net Cost Market chain immediately pull these offensive packages from their stores,” Comptroller Thompson said. “Such a blatant expression of hate encourages anti-Jewish feeling among New Yorkers, and tears at the fabric of our civil society. These packages must go.”
Hikind added, “This insidious depiction of a Jew is reminiscent of the propaganda distributed by Joseph Goebbels. It is an image intended to degrade the Jewish people, and to incite fear and loathing of Jews. It has absolutely no place in our communities.”
U/D 5:28 PM
Hikind just received word from Edward Shnayder of Net Cost Market that all packages of the roasted sunflower seeds featuring a caricature of a greedy-and-sinister-looking Jew, complete with skullcap, on the label are being pulled from the shelves in all four stores effectively immediately.
“While it is commendable that the Shnayder family acted quickly to remove these offensive packages, it is outrageous for them to contend that they had no knowledge of the products being sold in their store,” Hikind said. “It is incumbent upon the management to know every product which is purchased from their suppliers, stocked on their shelves, and sold to their consumers.”
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Dec 03, 2008 at 04:33 PM Anonymous Says:
such an ugly packaging it wouldnt even attract me to look at it in order to purchase it!!
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Dec 03, 2008 at 04:53 PM UBET Says:
“ such an ugly packaging it wouldnt even attract me to look at it in order to purchase it!! ”
It wouldnt attract you...... , it's not meant for you..... It's for the Jew haters who will buy it just because of the picture on the bag.
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Dec 03, 2008 at 04:57 PM mr.49er Says:
well, those israelis that chew them all day, do spit them out everywhere, even in shul!
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Dec 03, 2008 at 05:17 PM Anonymous Says:
At 1st thought I said, "Here goes Hikind again, building up a storm". After reading the full article I think this is serious business. This should not be allowed.
Besides, wouldn't it be against the law writing on any package "Spit it out anywhere"?
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Dec 03, 2008 at 05:41 PM Anonymous Says:
What's the big deal? I thought it was funny.
I would have bought it just for the label.
What happened to our ability to laugh at ourselves. The foundation of Yiddish humor was our ability to laugh, even at ourselves.
But, truthfully, I do not see the picture as offensive. I see it as a Jew "licking his chops" waiting to get his hands on these great garinim.
His face does not look evil to me. He looks EAGER to get at the nuts.
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Dec 03, 2008 at 05:40 PM Anonymous Says:
What is pathetic that the owner selling this item sound Jewish. I hope they were not frum as I can not see how a frum or even a non-frum jew could profit from such anti-semitic items.
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Dec 03, 2008 at 06:42 PM JoeFlix Says:
Thank you Hikind and Thompson
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Dec 03, 2008 at 07:21 PM Anonymous Says:
I really dont get it .
I agree that its in bad taste but what happened to the first ammendment? What happened to free press. Last time i read a secular news paper there were comics making fun of jews and arabs alike . i just dont get the problem
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Dec 03, 2008 at 07:38 PM murray Says:
There needs to be a company that produces lard to feature an Islamic worshipper on the label. Lets see how funny that is.
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Dec 03, 2008 at 07:35 PM Yonason Says:
“ What's the big deal? I thought it was funny.
I would have bought it just for the label.
What happened to our ability to laugh at ourselves. The foundation of Yiddish humor was our ability to laugh, even at ourselves.
But, truthfully, I do not see the picture as offensive. I see it as a Jew "licking his chops" waiting to get his hands on these great garinim.
His face does not look evil to me. He looks EAGER to get at the nuts. ”
Not funny at all - You clearly know nothing of the history of Anti-Semitic cartoons - this cartoon is a classic example of the type of cartoon used by the Nazis, Soviets and others along with their Anti-Semitic literature.
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Dec 03, 2008 at 08:12 PM Anonymous Says:
“ well, those israelis that chew them all day, do spit them out everywhere, even in shul! ”
What shul do you daven in a person who speaks as you do does not have israelis in his shul
on another note is it better to do what others do speak during davening look for anything and everything to do other than daven and the many other transgressions please look at your self before you judge others
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Dec 03, 2008 at 09:32 PM Anonymous Says:
“ What's the big deal? I thought it was funny.
I would have bought it just for the label.
What happened to our ability to laugh at ourselves. The foundation of Yiddish humor was our ability to laugh, even at ourselves.
But, truthfully, I do not see the picture as offensive. I see it as a Jew "licking his chops" waiting to get his hands on these great garinim.
His face does not look evil to me. He looks EAGER to get at the nuts. ”
You are so ignorant, anyone familier with German Anti-Jewish propeganda, knows that this face is purely sinister, long hooked nose, evil eyes etc. We Jews can indeed laugh at our own, we always did. This package is clearly marketed to a Anti-Jewish crowd and should be removed.
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Dec 03, 2008 at 10:03 PM Anonymous Says:
Its despicable and repulsive.Thank u R' dov 4 being there in times of need.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 06:45 AM Anonymous Says:
“ You are so ignorant, anyone familier with German Anti-Jewish propeganda, knows that this face is purely sinister, long hooked nose, evil eyes etc. We Jews can indeed laugh at our own, we always did. This package is clearly marketed to a Anti-Jewish crowd and should be removed. ”
You may be right on the facts of the intent of the package, the intent of the picture, etc.
But, in this country we have a right of freedom of speech. This is protected speech in my opinion. I would fight for this sonai Yisroel's right to see his nuts with that hateful picture.
A person has a right to hate the Jews.
A person has a right to be an antisemite.
In fact, if he is gentile, it is a chiyuv ... remember Halache SheEisav Sonai es Yaakov.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 04:36 AM shlept Says:
sowing seeds of hate....... thats humor. no?
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Dec 04, 2008 at 01:41 AM Anonymous Says:
Can anyone post the contact information of the stores headquarters and the producer of this item?
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Dec 04, 2008 at 08:34 AM Anonymous Says:
The sunflower seeds actually come from Iran. Kremlin Kitchen's distributor is AHT International, which is a Tehran-based company. (search Google, and you'll discover this.) This needs to be reported to US Customs, because Iran is under sanctions.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 11:48 AM Anonymous Says:
“ You may be right on the facts of the intent of the package, the intent of the picture, etc.
But, in this country we have a right of freedom of speech. This is protected speech in my opinion. I would fight for this sonai Yisroel's right to see his nuts with that hateful picture.
A person has a right to hate the Jews.
A person has a right to be an antisemite.
In fact, if he is gentile, it is a chiyuv ... remember Halache SheEisav Sonai es Yaakov. ”
I agree this is covered under freedom of speech, and, as far as I can tell, no one is advocating anyone go to jail over this.
However, also covered under freedom of speech is our right to protest and call for it to be pulled off shelves.
Freedom of speech covers the right to say what you want without fear of *governmental* reprisals. It does not cover the right to say anything you want without fear of *any* consequence.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 12:11 PM bob Says:
“ well, those israelis that chew them all day, do spit them out everywhere, even in shul! ”
I have been in shul in Israel many times--and I have never seen anyone eating sunfolower seeds in shul--in fact, in Edot haMizrach shuls, they won't even let you cross your legs!
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Dec 04, 2008 at 01:15 PM Anonymous Says:
I think its hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dec 04, 2008 at 01:40 PM Benyamin Says:
“ There needs to be a company that produces lard to feature an Islamic worshipper on the label. Lets see how funny that is. ”
I agree with you. the world would start screaming and condemning, but when someone makes fun of jews nobody cares like that’s how it suppose to be…I say NO
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Dec 04, 2008 at 01:35 PM Anonymous Says:
The ironic thing is that a lot of European people look somewhat like that, not just Jews. It's a cheap shot at Jews, I say make him remove it, and the next time these seeds show up, slap the dummie with a fine for stupidity.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 01:55 PM secular Danny Says:
there is also a russian mustard sold at netcost [which i frequent] depicting a stereotypical black man with bulging eyes and a stupid look wearing a fur hat. no joke it is really funny! i had seen the jewish one too and laughed. besides most of the consumers are russian jewish that is also why netcost has a huge selection of israeli stuff. calm down hikind it not sowing the seeds hate. i promise you russians will not start hating jews because of a packet of sunflower seeds.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 02:24 PM Anonymous Says:
“ I agree this is covered under freedom of speech, and, as far as I can tell, no one is advocating anyone go to jail over this.
However, also covered under freedom of speech is our right to protest and call for it to be pulled off shelves.
Freedom of speech covers the right to say what you want without fear of *governmental* reprisals. It does not cover the right to say anything you want without fear of *any* consequence. ”
yes , but in this case the government dd get involved and that is llegal for the government to do under this law
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Dec 04, 2008 at 02:17 PM Adam Holland Says:
Am I alone in noticing that Shnayder appears to be a Russian Jewish name? What on earth is wrong with the Shnayder family?
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Dec 04, 2008 at 04:01 PM Anonymous Says:
im glad they did take it off the shelvs
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Dec 04, 2008 at 03:56 PM Anonymous Says:
I do know them personally ,as i do business with them,i can assure u that they did NOT know about that,they are themselves JEWISH Russian immigrants,they do have LARGE mezuzahs on their doors in their queens headquarters,and they are proud Jews.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 07:55 PM Anonymous Says:
I'd buy them. Anything to support a company fighting Jewish Supremacism.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 07:34 PM Anonymous Says:
I'll bet the store owners just ordered packages of sunflower seeds through a distributorship and didn't notice the label. Big mistake, but probably not evil intent.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 08:09 PM Anonymous Says:
“While it is commendable that the Shnayder family acted quickly to remove these offensive packages, it is outrageous for them to contend that they had no knowledge of the products being sold in their store,” Hikind said. “It is incumbent upon the management to know every product which is purchased from their suppliers, stocked on their shelves, and sold to their consumers.”
I find it irony of the highest standard that Obama could sit in an anti-white, racist church for twenty two years and claim he had no idea and that was accepted as law. Now here we have a store owner that claims he did not understand the implication of the seeds and that is in NO WAY acceptable. I am not taking up for the seeds I think they should be pulled no doubt and I voted for Obama. I, however, can not sit by and watch the double standard sink us to an all time low.
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Dec 04, 2008 at 09:13 PM Kevin Says:
I don't see anything wrong with the label. I am rather irritated that the shop owners would pull them off just because two people had a "hissy fit"
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Dec 04, 2008 at 09:10 PM Anonymous Says:
Okay, you people who keep mentioning the first amendment are IDIOTS.
Yes, there is freedom of speech, there is also freedom to lash out at anyone who abuses that freedom. We have that freedom too. Idiots.
This is what happens when retards get internet access.
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Dec 05, 2008 at 02:06 AM Anonymous Says:
The drawing is by a notorius artist who goes by the name "A. Wyatt Mann". Google that name and you will see the context from which this drawing was taken.
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Dec 05, 2008 at 10:31 AM MK Says:
“ You may be right on the facts of the intent of the package, the intent of the picture, etc.
But, in this country we have a right of freedom of speech. This is protected speech in my opinion. I would fight for this sonai Yisroel's right to see his nuts with that hateful picture.
A person has a right to hate the Jews.
A person has a right to be an antisemite.
In fact, if he is gentile, it is a chiyuv ... remember Halache SheEisav Sonai es Yaakov. ”
Yes in this country you are allowed to make fun everyone etc.
But I would like to know how you would feel if I organize a protest of 1000 people in front of your house everyday. My point is, even you have a “right” its still annoying and we may fight (legally) to stop it.
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Dec 06, 2008 at 09:50 PM Anonymous Says:
But let's talk tachlis. Does the product have a reliable hechsher?
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Dec 07, 2008 at 12:43 AM Anonymous Says:
But let's talk tachlis. Does the product have a reliable hechsher?
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Dec 12, 2008 at 06:42 AM Anonymous Says:
its only sunflower seeds....