“Never before did the museum share their opinions about or seek to assert oversight over our guest speakers,” Tikvah Fund leader Eric Cohen said.
Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage barred a philanthropic group from featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a June conference at the site and
“Mr. Kliger called me the next day and said their decision was final and that Gov. DeSantis would not be allowed to speak,” Cohen said. “He never sent me a written explanation. We have heard nothing since then.”Titled “Jews, Israel, and the Future of the West,” the Tikvah conference is also slated to host former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and journalist Bari Weiss, according to Tikvah’s website.
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