A high school girls' varsity basketball game in New York state was called off Thursday after players on the visiting team were subjected to anti-Semitic slurs, the newspaper reported. new york post.
Leffel School, a full-time Jewish school in Hartsdale, played against Roosevelt High School. Public school In Yonkers. According to Leffel player Robin Bosworth, who wrote about the match in the school's student newspaper, the first half of the match “was played in a somewhat hostile environment, with far more jabs and comments than I'm aware of.” “It was thrown at the players on the team,” something I have experienced in the past. ”
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Bosworth is a fourth-year student and the editor-in-chief of the school's newspaper, according to the Post.
In the third quarter, members of the Refel School team began to get injured due to the opponent's “physical style of play of the team,” she wrote.
“At the end of the quarter, the players on the other team started screaming. “Free Palestine” “While it is never acceptable to attack a team because of a school's religious affiliation, this is deeply personal to me, especially given the current war in Israel and the rise in anti-Semitism worldwide. and many members of my team.”
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An unidentified Roosevelt player also allegedly said, “You support Hamas, you Jew,” according to the New York City Public Schools Alliance, a parent and teacher group. fight against antisemitism.
Leffel's coach, John Tessitore, reportedly consulted with the team before deciding to end the game.
“Our team was playing on the street, and during the game, a small number of players from the opposing team made hurtful, anti-Semitic remarks toward members of our team,” said Michael Kay, Lefell's principal. wrote in a letter. The school community, according to the post.
Kaye said Roosevelt High School athletic director Kyle Calabro apologized and said “follow-up will be prompt and appropriate.”
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Roosevelt High School for comment.
According to an editorial in Leffel School's student newspaper, both teams lined up to shake hands after the game.
“Despite our conflicting feelings about this practice, all members of our team acted with respect and dignity and lined up to shake hands,” Bosworth wrote. “But being forced to shake hands with people who had expressed such hatred and having to say, 'Good game,' didn't make sense to me afterwards. Showing blatant disrespect for the values of the school community should not be tolerated.'' Immediately after the game, it is tolerated or forgotten. ”
