Republican Candidate For Millburn Township Committee Silent After Their Chair's Antisemitic Facebook Post

Jean Paternak, Chair of the Millburn Township Republican County Committee, recently posted on Facebook wording which has long been used as an antisemitic trope.

When it was subsequently pointed out to her that she had used an offensive antisemitic trope, rather than apologize, which would have been the understandable reaction, she chose to attack the person who properly called her out on it. While these posts have been taken down, the hurt they inflicted on this community cannot as easily be erased.

The Chair of the local Democratic Party sent a letter directly to the Republican candidates, Jamie Serruto and his running mate who has since dropped out of the race, urging them to denounce the Chairperson’s divisive language and call for her resignation as Chair of the Millburn Township Republican Committee. As of today, there has been no response.

Silence in the face of hate is not neutrality — it’s complicity. The remarks made by the Republican Chair are offensive, unacceptable, and have no place in our community. Will the Republican candidate Jamie Serruto denounce antisemitism and call for the resignation of his Chair - or will he remain silent and complicit?

The following was the Facebook post by Jean Pasternak, Chair of the Millburn Township Republican County Committee: