USA – CEO sued for antisemitic remarks

A former employee of an online baby equipment retailer is suing its CEO for allegedly making frequent antisemitic remarks.

BabyAge.comIn his suit against BabyAge.com, Shlomo Hecht claims that in January 2009 company CEO Jack Kiefer told Hecht “in an angry tone that he did not want a ‘Jew Boy Club’ in the office” and made it clear that he did not want Hecht observing Jewish holidays, the Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Times Leader reported.

The suit further alleges that Kiefer and other executives “plotted to eliminate all Jewish employees in high level positions, and that Kiefer told Hecht a certain employee was fired because he was a ‘typical (expletive) Jew, that is corrupt through and through.’”

Hecht says he was let go last Aug. 25 because of his religion. He is seeking $225,205 for breach of contract and $11,925 for legal expenses stemming from a lawsuit brought by BabyAge in 2009 against Hecht that eventually was voluntarily dismissed.

Source: http://www.jta.org/

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