Jewish Author's Book Launch Canceled Over Pro-Israel Moderator
Joshua Leifer's event rescheduled after controversy, drawing larger crowds and boosting book sales.
Overview
- Original event canceled due to objections over Rabbi Andy Bachman's Zionist views.
- Rescheduled event at Union Temple attracted a sellout crowd of 300 attendees.
- Media coverage of the cancellation led to a spike in book sales on Amazon.
- Leifer and Bachman received hate mail from both pro-Israel and anti-Israel critics.
- Bookstore owner apologized and fired the employee responsible for the cancellation.