In a daytime TV show called The Peoples Court a Jewish couple, identified only as Heidi and Mendi, appeared before Judge Marilyn Milian in a case where they claimed a laundry and dry cleaning service washed Heidi’s $3000 wig in the wash and ruined it. But it is the cases finale that is troubling, and embarrassing.
The episode aired on national TV last week, on Thursday December 2nd 2010, and was recorded on November 6th 2010.
The episode aired on national TV last week, on Thursday December 2nd 2010, and was recorded on November 6th 2010.
This is horrible, and it can turn into something much worse if antisemites spread this around. Putting aside the horrible Chillul Hashem, this can be one more nail in the coffin (added to Madoff, Bernanke, Rham Emanuel, David Axlerod, Solomon Dweck, the three Jewish liberal supreme justices, to name a few) for Jewry in America.
ReplyDeletewhy is this posted? Its a form of Lashon Hora
ReplyDeleteJust wondering.. if it is such a huge chillul Hashem, why would you repost it? Isn't that sort of counterintuitive?
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a shame how it played out and yes, we will never truly know the whole story.. but to repost it? Really?
Not so "cool" for the Cool Jew...
Lashon Hara Please remove it.
ReplyDeletenot a proper court? a joke?
ReplyDeletethanks for posting, yes its sad, but we have to know what goes on.
ReplyDeletethey are rashaim. no issur
ReplyDeleteHuge booosha (yet quite funny to watch). I wonder if Mendy will get Shlishi on shabbos. :)
ReplyDelete1] The main impetus of the judge was that this wig she was examining looked like a short wig.
ReplyDeleteThe wig that was ruined was not, repeat not a short wig. It is a long wig. If you look carefully you will see that it is a long wig. It looks like a short wig b/c it's all knotted up, but it is not short.
2] The wigmaker charged $3000 in total including highlighting, streaking and cutting for ruined wig. The wig heidi was later purchased from georgi as a replacement for the ruined wig.
3] The judge called both Georgie companies. She first called the first number and b/c the office was closed her call was fwd'ed to a woman named Sylvia from company #1 and the judge asertained that Heidi did pay $3000 for a long wig. The judge asked for the receipt number. Sylvia answered that the office was closed. The judge then called the other Georgie company #2 (there was a divorce involved here). The other company said that they do not manufacture that type of wig.
Dear Judge & Jews, I can't imagine why first any Jew could possible consider this a case of Chillul Hashem.. Second did you (the Judge) ask who she should contact? The washer didn't dispute she washed the hair...and yes human hair wigs do cost an arm and a leg..so SHAME ON YOU Judge for not investigating this properly and accusing them publically for LYING. Even regular wig places sell human hair for at least a grand.. You have just proven a case of discrimination that still goes on even in the legal courts today, still. After Georgi went on and confirmed the facts, you should consider apologizing to them and to your viewers for your error in judgement and behavior for not even giving them the opportunity to speak and make the launderer pay for THEIR MISTAKE! Be an honest judge!
ReplyDeleteThank you Deanna