This is a continuation of the "Input Appreciated" thread. I finally got a lot of the info I was waiting for and can't help thinking my English Prof is going a bit over the top with the use of the term "Anti-Semitic". As far as I can tell there are 3 incidents that I would like to have thoughts presented upon.
1. Apparently, on the Sabbath, a woman (not the Prof) didn't want to turn on a lamp given the restrictions on mechanical things. It was ok for someone ELSE to turn on the lamp. The comment was, "She seems to enjoy the light when someone else turns it on."
2. Again on the Sabbath, I'm not sure how this came about but apparently a Jewish family had found themselves too far from home and could not drive there. the comment, "Why don't they just walk?" said full knowing they were like 25 miles from home.
and last but not least...
3. Repeated references to a Jewish Co-worker and the "50,000" Jewish holidays that they take off from work, most recently in the company of several Jewish people. My professor was the only one to speak up and declare taking offense to the remark.
Now all this, NONE of it very pleasant for someone to say or hear, strikes me as coming more from someone with their head up their ass as opposed to someone who is truly Anti Semitic.
There is no doubt this woman suffers from Cranial - Rectal Inversion, it is a known fact.
But I am not Jewish and I'm pretty thick skinned too (or at least I try to be). Is my Professor going a bit overboard on me? It's obvious my insensitive volunteer will most definitely have to be told to tone her rhetoric down or find somewhere else to volunteer. I get half an impression she is just trying to make jokes but not pulling it off very well.
My next step is to talk to the Board President and go from there. I can't afford to keep losing good volunteers because of one bad apple. Apparently my professor has made the decision to limit her activity with us now. Or so she is saying.
Thanks for "listening".
