Barstool’s Dave Portnoy wants to give a ‘teaching moment’ for antisemitic incident

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New details are emerging after a Temple University student was suspended for his involvement in an antiemetic incident that occurred at the Barstool Sansom Street bar in Philadelphia last weekend.

According to sources, an antisemitic sign was ordered and displayed by patrons at the Sansom Street bar.

Dave Portnoy, Founder of Barstool, says when patrons order bottle service at the bar, signs are typically shown and displayed; however this sign was not only unacceptable, but immoral; and wants to inform the misinformed student of the horrors of an real life event that they the student casually trolled.

In the video, you can see an instagram story posted from the account of Temple student Mohammed Adnan Khan, you can see a sign that says “F**k the Jews”. The camera then pans to a bunch of people that looks surprised, and concerned at the message plastered to the public.

Portnoy said he got word of the incident while he was preparing for Barstool’s Bet Gala, happening on Monday in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Portnoy reviewed the surveillance footage of the Philly bar and continued to search for answers. In an update Sunday, Portnoy said he fired the two waitresses responsible for carrying out the antisemitic incident.

For those patrons who ordered the sign, Portnoy committed to using the incident as a ‘teaching moment’ by sending the people who ordered the antisemitic sign to Auschwitz to learn about the Holocaust. Portnoy, who is Jewish, says he will pay for them to go and tour concentration camps.

“For everyone who wants these kids’ lives to be ruined, I think you can lay off, and I think this is a fair *expletive* trade,” said Portnoy.

The school has placed the student on interim suspension.

“In the strongest terms possible, let me be clear: antisemitism is abhorrent. It has no place at Temple and acts of hatred and discrimination against any person or persons are not tolerated at this university,” read the statement.

“Any additional students who are found to be involved will face strict disciplinary action under the Student Conduct Code, up to and including expulsion,” the statement continued. “I know that incidents like this do not represent our community and its values. Thank you for your support and continued commitment to ensuring that Temple provides a safe and welcoming environment to all its students, faculty, staff and neighbors.”