The body of kidnapped Menachem “Max” Stark, a 39-year-old Hasidic Jew, was discovered this past Friday in a dumpster. He had been burned and suffocated. This morning, the New York Post made him the focus of its cover story — but did it go too far?
I generally enjoy the NY Post headliines like every other NYer…but really? http://t.co/gJ0k6GInNH h/t @BKcolin
— Socially DistantAF (@brodigan) January 5, 2014
Eric Adams, president of the Brooklyn Borough, has called a press conference to address the controversy this afternoon:
.@JewishPolitical: BREAKING Brooklyn BP Eric Adams Calling Press Conference Condemning @NYPost http://t.co/HcVnvbw9ZY #StopNYPostHate #Stark
— Williamsburg News (@WillamsburgNews) January 5, 2014
Meanwhile, the Post continues to draw major heat:
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2129308000 x 2 or8 pic.twitter.com/4uR8C97I5M"— Chaskel Bennett (@ChaskelBennett) January 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/Doranimated/status/419862572892815360
Attn @nypost, I understand what you're getting at here but the wording on this front cover is totally uncalled for. pic.twitter.com/dTqprQsP0h
— Daniel Friedman (@DanJFriedman) January 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/GaviHoffman/status/419873062738477056
Absolutely disgusting by the nypost!!! Shame on you!!!!!!
— Kanwal Akhtar (@Kanwal_Akhtar) January 5, 2014
Sickened by the @NYPost condoning the murder & kidnaping of chasidic businessman. I don't subscribe. If I did, I would cancel subscription.
— David G. Greenfield (@NYCGreenfield) January 5, 2014
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https://twitter.com/moshe2013/status/419872979351535616
Shocking! Disgusting! Outrageous! Front cover of @nypost today following tragedy in Brooklyn #StopNYPostHate MUST END pic.twitter.com/oxSAv1i3eN
— Pz Reports (@MrPeeZee) January 5, 2014
@NYPost I'm disgusted by your editors.
Your front page is flaberghasting.
ITS ''S*I*C*K''#StopNYPostHate— Moshe Milstein (@MosheMilstein) January 5, 2014
I used to love the @nypost catchy headlines, today you went to far! Whoever committed the crime is a murderer and should never be justified!
— Moses Meisner (@monsey11) January 5, 2014
The @nypost offensive and shameless hitpiece over the spilled blood of Menachem / Max Stark hy"d is mind-boggling, unjustified & poisonous.
— יהודי (@Lomdus) January 5, 2014
NY Post's heartless act should never have been allowed. It was truly beneath contempt.http://t.co/jZUYcqC4OD
— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) January 5, 2014
Q – My contemporaries and I are outraged over this @NYPost cover. If you're not #Jewish, is it equally as offensive? pic.twitter.com/plahlcnTee
— (((Jeff Leb))) (@JeffLeb) January 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/Bythewa37558151/status/419869611757432832
SICK @NYPost #StopNYPostHate
Call them up NOW and tell them how outraged you are! 212-930-8000
Or email them NOW!
[email protected]— Moshe Milstein (@MosheMilstein) January 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/jfmny/status/419869502369964032
Councilmembers @NYCGreenfield @StephenLevin33 join elected officials condemning @NYPost cover, Pls ask your local elected officials to join.
— Yid News (@YidNews) January 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/Ruthie__G/status/419874489342492672
I will never EVER buy the @nypost again.
— powerfull! (@KYWeeklyHQ) January 5, 2014
@nypost Shame on you! You cannot be known as a trusted source for journalist when you justify murder. NY deserves a public apology. #NYPost
— Meny Hoffman (@menyhoffman) January 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChaskelBennett/status/419848172803194880
I called the @nypost to express my outrage, 2129308000 they seemed annoyed by the phone calls. Apparently their "enemy list" is growing
— Yoely Lebovits (@Badchen) January 5, 2014
.@nypost regardless of how shady this dude was, justifying murder is uncalled for. Your paper is a disgrace.
— Dani Klein ?? Yeah That's Kosher (@YeahThatsKosher) January 5, 2014
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