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PrintYou may encounter anti-semitism where you don’t expect it.
In the January issue of Angie’s List, New York City New Jersey edition, on p. 15, is an item about an insurance adjuster accused of fraud. (Angie’s List is an organization intended to help people find trustworthy repairmen, doctors, contractors, etc.)
A woman in West Park, Fla., hired Abraham Blumberg, CEO of National Loss Consultants in Miami, to negotiate her claim to fix a leaky roof after a storm.
The insurance company issued a check to Blumberg for $5,000, but the woman was not successful in getting her portion of the money from Blumberg,
Eventually Blumberg pleaded guilty to pocketing more than $360,000 in insurance claims from 82 victims, according to the Florida Department of Financial Services.
He was sentenced to 364 days in jail and 30 years of probation. The state revoked his license.
In case readers didn’t conclude that Blumberg was Jewish, Angie’s List ran a photograph of him.
With a full beard. And wearing a skullcap.
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Flag CommentWas it actually a photo of the actual guy? Why is this considered anti-Semitism rather than chilul Hashem on his part? Is it that they do not usually run photos of workers who are convicted of fraud?
Angie’s List takes exception to this characterization. The annual Best & Worst compilation seeks to offer consumers notice of local service providers who have been publicly cited for poor consumer practices, including criminal actions. The photograph used was take by local police at the time of his arrest.
In no way was this photo, or other photos of other service providers in different cities who also were criminally charged and written about in our annual Best & Worst contractors series, meant to imply anything other than proof of arrest.
Cheryl Reed, Angie’s List
