Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 2:32pm

(RNS) Hanukkah comes early this year. But it apparently never comes to Hobby Lobby. The national craft store owned by conservative billionaire Steve Green seemingly refuses to carry merchandise related to Hanukkah because of Green’s “Christian values,” and some Jews are taking offense.

“I will never set foot in a Hobby Lobby. Ever.” wrote Ken Berwitz, the New Jersey blogger who brought the Hobby Lobby Hanukkah flap to light in a Friday (Sept. 27) blog post.

Berwitz’s outrage has spread to other bloggers who are taking Hobby Lobby to task as a store that courts the general public, but refuses to stock anything related to Judaism — even in communities with significant Jewish populations.

Hobby Lobby Boycotts Jewish Hanukkah and Passover

Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 2:35pm

Old news. They don't like Catholics, homo's or the color puce either.

Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 2:35pm

As someone commented on Facebook, I guess that means I won't find any rainbow flags, either. Or would they be in the God's Covenant aisle?

Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 2:37pm

Go to Michael's instead.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 2:47pm

I always knew Holly Hobby was tucking some white supremacy under that little chin of hers.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:05pm

anti-semitism, anti-catholicism, anti-religion is as bigoted and wrong as racism, sexism or homophobia. unftly its alive and well in these semi-united states as well as the rest of the world.

while as a private company they have the right to stock or not stock whatever they want, its bad business and just dumb.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:14pm

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:23pm

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:47pm

They're Christians, so they can hate Jews, Jesus said so.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:50pm

maybe they can join forces with Barilla and sell kits to make macaroni art portraits of jesus.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:52pm

Conservatives will argue they have the right to discriminate. However, when Gays and Jews boycott its them who are being unfair and Un American.Most Conservatives do not feel all men are created equal.Just like Jesus says in their version of history.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:53pm

Is this something that Hobby Lobby has confirmed? Rumors get started and are difficult to kill. Remember the rumor that Tommy Hilfiger didn't want African-Americans wearing his clothes? He supposedly told that to Oprah. Two problems: He was never on Oprah, and he never said any such thing.

Snopes dot com is usually a good source for checking whether something is true or is an urban legend. I'll check the Hobby Lobby thing out and report back.

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#13

Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:55pm

No. It's not a public position. It was a sales rep at one of the stores in a predominantly Jewish community who stated "We don't cater to you people." However, it is true that Hobby Lobby does not sell anything related to the Jewish holidays.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:55pm

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 3:57pm

That's a very good reminder, PTOPhan. As I said in another thread, check multiple sources. Apparently a blogger said that an employee said this to him/her.

Here's the company's response:

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is currently working with our buyers over our merchandise selection. Due to multiple customer requests, we are currently evaluating our Holiday items and what we will carry in the future.

Alleged comments made by employees are currently being investigated and will be addressed accordingly. These comments are in no way indicative of Hobby Lobby culture, the owners and the operators.

Marlboro is a great city and has wonderful people and we are blessed to be apart the community.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 4:00pm

Remember when the Lobby for Hobbies tried this as well?

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 4:02pm

They're so out and proud about hating gays, I'd forgotten that they hate the Jews, too.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 7:25pm

^Those often go hand in hand.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 10:39pm

Hobbies?

Jews have hobbies?

What do you mean, like bedazzling yarmulkes?

Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

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Such time, who has?

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/3/13 at 11:30pm

I'd totally go to a protest organized by Jakob the bar mitzvah boy. But don't tell my mom and dad that.

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Posted: 10/3/13 at 11:58pm

Jews don't go to no Hobby Lobbies. You know what kind of lobbies we go to?

We go to HOTEL lobbies. We go to OFFICE BUILDING lobbies. We go to Boca and West Palm CONDO lobbies.

We go to lobbies where there is a nice couch and maybe a sculpture maybe. A lot of glass and chrome. (And someone who polishes it.) And elevators, with buttons and mirrors, you can check your hair.

The AMA has a lobby.

Mothers Against Drunks--they have a lobby. Sure, they have a lobby. What do you think--Mothers Against Drunks wouldn't have a LOBBY?

The Rifle people have a lobby...a BIG lobby. AIPAC has a lobby...oy, vat a lobby! AARP has a lobby...oh, yes, a VUNDERFUL lobby.

I like the AARP. They give good discounts.

Jack Abramoff. A nice Jewish boy. He had a lobby, an Indian lobby...but he took a little wampum on the side or something, I don't know, and he landed in jail.

But it was a nice jail. It was a jail with a LOBBY.

But a HOBBY lobby? That's not a Jewish thing! That's not even a Jewish rhyme.

As far as I'm concerned, you can keep your Hobby Lobby, you should pardon my French, fer der Goyim.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/4/13 at 7:26am

I've only been to a Hobby Lobby once. In Ohio. But thats okay because there are no jews or gays in Ohio.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/4/13 at 8:08am

I've got cousins in Toledo. We've infiltrated.

But none of them are gay or have hobbies, that I know of.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/4/13 at 8:30am

We have a Hobby Lobby in town. I was there a few times, years ago. Bought picture frames. I thought it was better than Michael's or JoAnn's at the time.

Now ... not so much.

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Hobby Lobby to Jews: 'We Don't Cater To You People'

Posted: 10/4/13 at 10:43am

Oy--Such tsuris.

And somebody named "Steve GREEN" owns the fakakta thing?

Estelle Green--she lives in the same complex as my Grandmother--has a son Steven: a real big-shot she says. Never flies commercial, she says. Big suite at the Delano, she says.

If it's the same boy, his grandfather, the Rabbi, is spinning in his grave right now...

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