Staff at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City attempted to ban Florida GovRonDeSantis from speaking at a Jewish Leadership Conference, according to its organizers.
Elliott Abrams and Eric Cohen, two executives of the Tikvah Fund and conference organizers, planned to host the event at the museum. The staff there reported to them that DeSantis wouldn't be allowed on the museum grounds.Staff reportedly told Abrams and Cohen that"DeSantis didn’t 'align with the museum’s values and its message of inclusivity,'" the two wrote in an opinion piece Thursday.
The museum has since denied all allegations in a string of tweets Friday, claiming the situation was"not a free speech or censorship issue." "Today we responded to a factually inaccurate opinion piece in [the Wall Street Journal] about a proposed rental event. Let us be clear: No one was banned or cancelled," the museum's tweet read."No contract with the Tikvah Fund was ever signed for this rental event to be held at the Museum and no deposit was ever made."
"The Tikvah Fund is trying to create a fight where none exists," the thread continued."We welcome Governor DeSantis and elected officials from across the spectrum to visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for a tour." No one was banned or cancelled. Read our full statement about a factually inaccurate opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal @wsj about a rental request that was denied. pic.twitter.com/GgsLrHlQrGAbrams and Cohen wrote that they still plan to go on with the event, with DeSantis as a speaker. They claimed to have picked the Florida governor"to discuss how the 'Florida model' has contributed" to the recent"Jewish renaissance underway.
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