Jewish community speaks out after reports that George Santos lied about being descendant of Holocaust survivors via LongIslandPress
In his online biography, Santos claims that his grandparents fled Jewish persecution in Ukraine, and then in Belgium during World War II. The news outletinvestigated these claims and found that Santos’ grandparents were born in Brazil and seem to be Catholic, according to an article on the news site published on Wednesday.
Lafazan called it antisemitic to lie about having ancestors who survived the Holocaust. He then asked local Jewish leaders and community members to share the impact that the potential lies would have on the community.
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