# Beverly Hills school board candidate under fire over messages mocking trustee’s visit to Jewish holy site

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/beverly-hills-school-board-candidate-under-fire-over-messages-mocking-trustees-visit-to-jewish-holy-site/
- Published: 2026-10-24T21:00:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T22:23:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/beverly-hills-school-board-candidate-fire-messages-mocking-trustee-visit-jewish-holy-site
- Topics: Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- Screenshots attributed to Kim Lifschitz drew accusations of antisemitism.
- Russell Stuart said the messages mocked his religious observance.
- Lifschitz denied antisemitism and said she was criticising political use of symbols.

## Summary

Screenshots from a private group chat, attributed to Beverly Hills school board candidate Kim Lifschitz, appear to mock trustee Russell Stuart’s visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall and his wearing of a kippah. Stuart said the remarks ridicule Jewish religious observance, while Lifschitz denied making antisemitic comments and said her criticism was about what she saw as Stuart using religious symbols for political purposes.

A further screenshot appears to mock board vice-president Sigalie Sabag for discussing Holocaust survivors who spoke with district pupils. Lifschitz said she is Jewish and has experienced antisemitism herself; she described the messages as nearly a year old. California GOP Jewish Engagement Chair Elizabeth Barcohana also criticised Lifschitz’s candidacy. The article mentions a separate controversy involving comments by Lifschitz’s husband on a livestream by Hasan Piker, but the supplied text gives no further details.

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