“At its base, this is a case in point of where antisemitism and the fight against antisemitism stand in this country,” said Dave Hopkins, senior managing associate at Benesch Law’s office in Cleveland.
A federal lawsuit filed in a California court on Feb. 27 is a clear example of modern antisemitism, according to two Cleveland-based lawyers associated with the case.
The Anti-Defamation League and Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP (aka Benesch Law), filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the operators of a cafe in Oakland, Calif., for allegedly refusing to serve Jewish customers.
“At its base, this is a case in point of where antisemitism and the fight against antisemitism stand in this country,” Dave Hopkins, senior managing associate at Benesch Law’s Cleveland office, told the Cleveland Jewish News on March 3.