NEW YORK (JTA) — With Yom Kippur around the corner and repentance season in full swing, we thought it would be a good time to recap some of the more interesting apologies that made news over the last year. (If we left any good ones out, we apologize.)
U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)
For skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee during a congressional visit to Israel.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Peter Madoff
For helping deceive investors in his brother Bernie’s Ponzi scheme.
Yeshivah College of Melbourne, Australia
For not doing enough to stop sexual abuse in its midst.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young
For launching into an anti-Semitic tirade at a New York hotel.
Nancy Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
For initially suspending funding for Planned Parenthood.
Andrew Adler, former owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times
The East End Madrassah, a Toronto Islamic school
For teaching students about "crafty" and "treacherous" Jews.
Tehmina Adaya, owner of the Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica, Calif.
Texas state Rep. Larry Taylor
For saying "don’t try to Jew them down" during a public hearing.
Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone
For being disparaging in a meeting with Jews.
Wodka Vodka
For putting up billboards with the slogan “Christmas Quality, Hanukkah Pricing.”
