BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (Oct. 15, 2024) — Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) and Reps. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) and Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills) have released the following statement in response to the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees’ censure of Trustee Stephanie Fakih for her recent antisemitic social media post:
“As Jewish Michiganders and representatives of Bloomfield Township in the State Legislature, we condemn the recent antisemitic social media posts made by Trustee Fakih. We stand by the rest of the board in its 6-1 decision to censure her.
“Leading up to last night’s vote, this trustee put out a call-to-action to utilize the public meeting as a tool to further incite hatred, but instead, our community showed up to defuse it. We are proud of the many speakers — both Jews and non-Jews alike — who unequivocally demonstrated during public comment that a civil society cannot and must not tolerate antisemitism, especially from its elected leaders.
“We have endured an alarming rise in attacks against the Jewish community, both in rhetoric and in shameful acts of vandalism. Our constituents remain resilient and sent a strong message that antisemitism has no home in Bloomfield.”