A U.S. lawmaker says he does not “support, condone or allow” anti-Semitic remarks made by a supporter at a fund-raiser. Rep. Max Burns (R-Ga.) told JTA that he was not on stage when a supporter called Tony Center, a possible opponent of Burns in 2004, as “that Jew boy down in Savannah.” But Burns said he privately admonished the supporter, Jackie Sommers, after the event.
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