Is there anything more contemptible than publicly maligning someone by falsely accusing them of exploiting genocide to further their political ambitions? ABSOLUTELY! That would be, actually doing it while simultaneously making the accusation.

This biased group of large Democratic Donors and registered Democrats recently accused Joe Wurzelbacher, or Joe the Plumber, of politicizing historical genocides in his pro-firearm campaign ad. Ironically, it is the incensed signatories of this letter who are guilty of said exploitation. The hypocrisy is reprehensible.

By issuing this letter the signatories are not only desecrating the memory of those they claim to honor, but they are taking advantage of the public goodwill and trust afforded to them. This insidious attempt to assail Mr.Wurzelbachers character and alienate him from the voters in his district is detestable.

Mr. Wurzelbacher deserves an apology from each person who signed their name to this letter.

June 21, 2012

Dear Mr. Wurzelbacher,

After viewing the new political ad released by your campaign this week, we felt an immediate need to respond to its misguided claims, and explain how your comments are highly offensive, historically inaccurate, and harmful to the Jewish community.

As members of Ohio’s Jewish community, we are insulted by your claim that the Holocaust can be directly linked to gun control. By blaming gun control for the deaths of millions of innocent people you belie and trivialize the heinous crimes and horrific event brought on by a brutally repressive government.

As a point of reference, the Jewish people were institutionally discriminated against for over 1,900 years throughout Europe before the dreadful events of World War II.  This discrimination ultimately created a culture of hatred towards our people that led to the tragic events that haunt the world to this day. Despite your claims, these events were not due to any particular political policy, but rather caused by a deadly combination of hatred and fanaticism.

These unparalleled and incomprehensible events live on in the memories of the survivors and their families in the United States, Israel, and across the world. When such a horrific event is politicized and tossed callously into political discourse, its meaning is diminished and trivialized and its lessons are lost or greatly diminished.

We hope in the future that you and others will not attempt to exploit the painful memories of the Holocaust to advance your political ambitions.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Ozan   Lisa Cronig   Mitchell Cronig   Arielle Cronig   

James D. Levine  Robin Levine   Andrea Mindell   Roz Waxman   

Loree Resnik   Alan Resnik   Stuart Garson   Stanley Levy   

Fran Doris   Mark Doris   Andrew Doris  

Michael Doris   Martin H. Belsky   Brett Shankman   Marcy Shankman  

Alan D. Levine   Debbie Hoffmann   Andrew Hoffmann   Susan Levine   

Howard Levine, MD.    E.J. Leizerman   Elizabeth Leizerman   

Joshua Leizerman   Megan Leizerman   Jon Steiger   

Cynthia Demsey   Jo B. Levine

Political Contributions and Party Affiliation of Signatories:

Marilyn Ozan: Cuyahoga County Democratic County Central Committee 

Lisa Cronig: Registered as Democrat

Mitchell Cronig: Registered Democrat

Arielle Cronig: Not registered to a party and no political donations

James D. Levine: Registered Democrat

Robin Levine: Not registered to a party and no political donations

Andrea Mindell: Voted Democrat in 2008 primary

Roz Waxman: Not registered to a party and no political donations

Loree Resnik: Registered Democrat

Alan Resnik: $200.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Stuart Garson: Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Chairman and $34,050.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Stanley Levy: Registered Democrat

Fran Doris: $7500.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Mark Doris: $1250.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Andrew Doris: Not registered to a party and no political donations

Michael Doris: None — Registered Democrat

Martin H. Belsky: $15,000.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Brett Shankman: Registered Democrat

Marcy Shankman: Registered Democrat

Alan D. Levine: Registered Democrat

Debbie Hoffmann: Registered Democrat

Andrew Hoffmann: $3,750.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Susan Levine: $18,350.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Howard Levine, MD.: $5,650.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party and $25.00 to RNC

E.J. Leizerman: $2,250.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party and $500.00 to Republican Congressional Campaign

Elizabeth Leizerman: $3,5000.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Joshua Leizerman: $2,500.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Megan Leizerman: Not registered to a party and no political donations

Jon Steiger: $1,450.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Cynthia Demsey: $6,908.00 donations to Democratic candidate(s), PACs, or party

Jo B. Levine: Registered Democrat

Grand Total of Political Contributions To Democrats: $102,358.00

Grand Total of Political Contributions to Republicans: $525.00

YOWZA! Clearly, these individuals are NOT motivated by political biased and have NO political agenda what so ever. Perhaps, to give this letter a shred of credibility and offset the obvious ideological bias, Arielle Cronig, Robin Levine, Roz Waxman, Andrew Doris, and Megan Leizerman should hustle on down to their local Board of Elections and register as Republicans.

Just a thought.