Principal Arin Rusch says Holocaust Sami Steigmann has now been reinvited to talk, according to CBS News.
The invitation was extended a second time after city officials, including former mayor Eric Adams and City Councilmember Inna Vernikov, R-48, denounced Rusch’s move.
Likewise, Mark Appel, president of the Flatbush-based Bridge Multicultural Project, also condemned Principal Rusch’s refusal.
Marie Fischer of Herut North America doesn't know why he was disinvited in the first place.
"The main purpose of his (visit) is to talk about the Holocaust, what he went through, and how we got there to that point. And for a school to say, ‘he's not appropriate’ to me it sounds like they don't want anyone who's Jewish talking about the Holocaust."
Fischer says the 85-year-old survivor doesn't make his presentations for the money.
"He does not do this for profit. All he asks people when he travels to places is to just cover his travel expenses. He doesn't ask for an honorarium or anything."
A parent initially wrote to Rusch about the possibility of welcoming Steigmann to the school because of a rise in antisemitism, according to the New York Post.
Rusch wrote to the parent Nov. 18 saying Nazi labor camp survivor Sami Steigmann's opinions would not be "right" for the school, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
"In looking at his website material, I also don't think that Sami's presentation is right for our public school setting, given his messages around Israel and Palestine," Rusch said.
"I'd love to explore other speakers," she said, according to the Post, adding that lectures about the Holocaust and combating antisemitism are still welcome.
