Some people in Postville are doing what they can to get Sholom Rubashkin released from jail.
Rubashkin was found guilty of 86 charges of financial fraud earlier this month. He's remained in jail ever since, facing possible sentencing of 1200 years.
Yard Signs Support Sholom Rubashkin
Some people in Postville are doing what they can to get Sholom Rubashkin released from jail.
Rubashkin was found guilty of 86 charges of financial fraud earlier this month. He’s remained in jail ever since, facing possible sentencing of 1200 years.
Last Thursday, a federal judge dismissed 72 immigration charges saying it would have ”no impact” on his prison time. The judge also ruled he must stay in jail until sentencing, which has not been set.
Supporters of Sholom Rubashkin put out yard signs, upset the judge ordered him to stay in jail.
“I believe the reason people put out signs on the lawn is because a lot of people in Postville care about Sholom Rubashkin and want to show him and his family support and would really like to see him out on bail,” said Rashi Raices.
The signs say “Send Sholom Home” with a photo of Rubashkin and an American flag as the background.
Father Lloyd Paul Ouderkirk with St. Bridget Church in Postville said the signs are inappropriate.
“The spotlight is on the wrong person. He is a convicted criminal. He’s where he should be,” said Father Ouderkirk.
He said the real victims are the former workers.
“We still have 11 mothers with ankle monitors on for two years. That’s injustice,” he said.
Rubashkin supporter Rashi Raices said she knows him as a generous man.
“The Sholom Rubashkin I know has been a pillar for the Postville community. He has helped, not single handedly, but he has helped this community to what it is today. The entire community, of course the Jewish community, but not just the Jewish community,” said Raices.
Raices feels Rubashkin deserves to be home in Postville, and the signs show others feel the same way.
“We want him to know we haven’t forgotten about him, that we cry all the time for him, that we want to see him out and we feel he deserves to be out,” said Raices.
“He did some major, major wrongs, so I think he deserves a major sentence,” said Ouderkirk.
Rashi Raices said many people put up a lot to get Rubashkin out on bail and do not feel he is a flight risk at all.
But Father Ouderkirk said Rubashkin is an even greater flight risk now that he’s been convicted in court.
Michal
The community of Postville should send a letter of protest to Channel 7 and to Daniel Wagner for her obvious bias against Sholom. Her bias is so obvious by watching her facial gestures, and the fact she uses a galach to denegrade him.
bobg
Halacha eisava soineh lyaakov
Yael
โThe spotlight is on the wrong person. He is a convicted criminal. He’s where he should be,โ said Father Ouderkirk.
He said the real victims are the former workers.
the former workers are illegal aliens who also broke the law.
justice for sholom
To see more about supporting Sholom Rubashkin look at Justiceforsholom.org
PLEASE JOIN!
last rubashkin post, we got volunteers to say tehillim for him daily, but only until perek 60, whoever can say, even only one a day, please post so that we can together complete it for him daily. please! its not hard and it can change this gezeira!
ANON
MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE THOUSANDS OF COPIES AND PLASTER ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES WITH THESE.
in drerd arein
BS”D
Father Lloyd Paul Ouderkirk-zol er gein in drerd zusammen mit ale sonei yosroel!!!
to Anon
that’s a super idea!!!!!!!!
Tehillim poster
yes i’m still saying Tehillim!! please join in with us!
hafroshas challa
we are trying to make a group for challa baking in his zechus, whoever’d like to join (thurs. night or fri.) please post so that i can count, and say his name.
antimesira
We could use some of these signs for the Messiras that are taking place right here in Crown Heights by Jews to Jews.
MosheG
Or maybe we should make posters with Guatemalan flags with pictures of the illegals and write “send them home” and see what the jew hating postville goyim say then!
mike from miami
post your comments on this video on youtube, it gets alot of exposure and show your support there too
father yankel
Father Lloyd Paul Ouderkirk Zol gein in dererd arein mit ale sonim.
Milwaukee Jew
Channel 7 showed BOTH sides, those who support the signs and those who do not. How is that worthy of a complaint? I didn’t see ANY anti-Semitism or bias in either the article or the news clip. While I personally don’t agree with Father Oudekirk’s viewpoint, if they hadn’t included his views in the piece, it would have been completely one-sided and therefore not a story at all. Complaining about this story isn’t going to change anything and it makes our community look terrible. Let’s put our energies into a more constructive activity for the Rubashkins!