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11-05-08 Tikkun’s Rabbi Lerner opines on refusal by ADL’s National Director Abraham
Foxman to respond on racketeering in the courts by leading Los Angeles Jewish-
Legal community leaders.
Institutionalized corruption of Bet Tzedek, the Los Angeles “House of Justice” – a prominent affiliate of the
Los Angeles Jewish Federation - and racketeering in the courts as the institutional culture, have been the
core of Dr Zernik’s writing on the subject. ADL so far has refused to opine if such writing amounts to
defamation. Rabbi Lerner’s response raises concerns that ADL is not much different than Bet Tzedek.
Los Angeles, May 8 – Tikkun’s Rabbi Michael Lerner provided his opinion regarding refusal of
ADL’s National Director Abraham Foxman to respond regarding racketeering in the courts by leading
Los Angeles Jewish-legal community leaders.
Rabbi Michael Lernerr wrote:
“I know nothing about the circumstances about which you are talking, and don't want to publicly
comment on Mr. Foxman because the only honest things I could say might easily bring me a law suit
for slander”. [i ]
Tikkun’s motto is: “to heal, repair, and transform the world.”
ADL was asked to opine on Dr Zernik’s writing, which detailed racketeering in the courts by leading figures in
the Los Angeles Legal-Jewish community
Dr Zernik has recently filed a request with Mr Abraham Foxman, National Director of the Anti Defamation
League (ADL), for ADL's opinion regarding Dr Zernik’s writing, which detailed public corruption and
racketeering in the courts by leading figures of the Los Angeles Jewish-Legal community. Dr Zernik’s
writing pertains to current and former officers of BET TZEDEK - the Los Angeles "HOUSE OF JUSTICE",
an affiliate organization of the Greater Los Angeles Jewish Federation. [ii ,iii ]
Dr Zernik has expressed his concern that his writing, and the positions held by such individuals, are
likely to lead people to conclude that the Los Angeles Jewish community holds in high esteem, or
even as its leaders, individuals, who are engaged in corruption of the courts and violations of Human
Rights. Moreover, Dr Zernik has pointed out the large number of readers of his writings.
In order to remove any doubts on such important matter, and knowing that ADL has a good-size legal
department and considerable resources, Dr Zernik has requested a formal opinion by ADL on such writing.
With the letter, large volume of evidence has been provided to ADL.
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ADL’s stated mission is "to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment
to all.”
Dr Zernik’s writing pertains to senior officers of Bet Tzedek, the House of Justice, and are supported
by opinions of fraud experts of the highest reputation
Dr Zernik’s writing is supported by opinions of fraud experts of the highest reputation, and are part of
conduct that was opined in the 2010 Human Rights Council of the United Nations as “corruption of
the courts and the legal profession in California”. [iv ]
Over the past several years, Dr Zernik has often written, published online, and distributed by email to
a large recipient list materials, which may be deemed by some as defamatory of key Jewish
organizations in Los Angeles, California:
• BET TZEDEK, the "HOUSE OF JUSTICE", and
• THE GREATER LOS ANGELES JEWISH FEDERATION, with whom it is affiliated.
His writing detail public corruption and racketeering in the courts by current and former senior
officers of BET TZEDEK:
• SANDOR SAMUELS, current and former President;
• DAVID PASTERNAK, former President (possibly current member of the Board of Directors)
• TERRY FRIEDMAN, former Executive Director.
SANDOR SAMUELS also lists himself as a Board Member in a number of other prominent Los
Angeles Jewish organizations:
• AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
• ZIEGLER SCHOOL OF RABBINIC STUDIES
• SHALHEVET SCHOOL
• ADAT ARI EL SYNAGOGUE, VALLEY VILLAGE
Bet Tzedek’s motto is the biblical command “Justice, justice you shall pursue!” (Deut. 16:20)
LINKS
i
11-05-08 Tikkun’s Rabbi Michael Lerner opines on response, or lack thereof, by ADL's National Director Abraham Foxman re: racketeering in the courts
by leading Los Angeles Jewish-Legal community leaders s
http://www.scribd.com/doc/54917771/
ii
11-05-05 ADLs Abraham Foxman is asked to opine on allegations of Public Corruption, Racketeering in the Los Angeles Jewish Community
http://www.scribd.com/doc/54664741/
iii
11-05-05 Addendum to request for opinion by ADLs Abraham Foxman in re: Corruption/Racketeering in the Los Angeles Jewish/Legal community-s
http://www.scribd.com/doc/54719683/
iv
10-04-19 Human Rights Alert (NG0) submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2010 Review (UPR) of Human Rights
in the United States as incorporated into the UPR staff report, with reference to "corruption of the courts and the legal profession".
http://www.scribd.com/doc/38566837/
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Joseph Zernik, PhD
Human Rights Alert (NGO)
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Human Rights Alert is dedicated to discovering, archiving, and disseminating evidence of Human Rights violations by the justice systems of
the State of California and the United States in Los Angeles County, California, and beyond. Human Rights Alert focuses on the unique role of
computerized case management systems in the precipitous deterioration of the integrity of the justice system in the United States.
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