Oy Vey, "Today"
We had to scratch our heads yesterday morning when we saw this: The “Today” show’s use of the caption “Swindler’s List” when describing Bernard Madoff’s multibillion dollar pyramid fraud.
At the very least, it’s an insensitive move to make a play on words with a Holocaust-era film (“Schindler’s List”) when, as it’s been reported, Madoff’s criminality has hit hard within many Jewish communities (“Prominent Jewish foundations shut down due to Madoff Wall Street affair“).
But it’s also a curious editorial decision to play up the Jewish angle of Madoff’s story.
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