(Jewish Group) An anti-circumcision activist's lawsuit sheds light on concerns over antisemitism in.
An anti-circumcision activists lawsuit sheds light on concerns over antisemitism in the movement
A man who made a film advocating that circumcision be banned has sued the Jewish organization Bruchim, which supports Jews who oppose or opt out of circumcision.
Brendon Marotta, a filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, whom critics accuse of trafficking in antisemitism, filed the lawsuit Aug. 28 in Boise, Idaho, where Bruchim is registered as a nonprofit. The lawsuit contends that members of Bruchim engaged in a campaign to malign Marotta, thereby harming the success of his 2017 film American Circumcision.
Rebecca Wald, Bruchims executive director and co-founder, who is named in the lawsuit, said she had no knowledge of the lawsuit until contacted by the Forward.
His film came out in 2017 and Bruchim launched in 2021. Bruchim has had nothing to do with him, whatsoever, or his film, Wald said.
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