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NBC Pulling ‘Nurses’ Episode From Digital Platforms After Criticism Over Orthodox Jewish Storyline

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NBC is pulling the season finale of its Canadian import Nurses from its digital platforms amid backlash from national Jewish organizations regarding a scene they accuse of being anti-Semitic.A network source confirmed the move Wednesday, the same day groups including the Simon Wiesenthal Center released a statement condemning the scene, in which an Orthodox Jewish patient refuses a bone graft for his leg because it would come from a “goyim leg.”“The writers of this scene check all the boxes of ignorance and pernicious negative stereotypes, right down to the name of the patient, Israel — paiyous and all.

In one scene, NBC has insulted and demonized religious Jews and Judaism,” it said. It added: “Overreaction? Orthodox Jews are targeted for

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