An investigation is underway in East Brunswick, New Jersey after a yearbook controversy that some are calling antisemitic.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- This week at East Brunswick High School, roughly 700 seniors received their yearbooks. In the section reserved for student groups, notably missing were the names of the Jewish Student Union members, and instead of a picture of the Jewish student group, the yearbook ran a picture of a group of Muslim students.East Brunswick School Superintendent Victor Valeski says an investigation is already underway to find out what happened.
Officials are looking at the digital footprint of the creation of the yearbook to see what happened and make sure it never happens again.The Jewish Student Union sent CBS New York a statement saying in part 'erasure of Jewish students will not be tolerated,' adding that the group will eagerly await the results of the superintendent's investigation.Backlash from the community was swift. The mayor called the yearbook issue a blatant antisemitic act.
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