Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy attends Game Five of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 23, 2018 in Boston, Mass.
Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy attends Game Five of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 23, 2018 in Boston, Mass.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥 Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he will send two customers to tour a former Nazi concentration camp after they allegedly engaged in antisemitic behavior at a Barstool pub in Philadelphia.
One of the customers is a Temple University student who was put on interim suspension by the school. A video posted online showed an antisemitic message displayed on a sign ordered along with bottle service. Portnoy said he also fired two servers who were involved.
Portnoy, who is Jewish, said he hoped to turn the event into a teachable moment. He did not identify the culprits.
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鈥淟et鈥檚 try to like turn a hideous incident into maybe a learning experience,鈥 said Portnoy, who said he had spoken to the pair and their families. 鈥淚鈥檓 sending these kids to Auschwitz. They鈥檝e agreed to go.”
Philadelphia police are also investigating the incident Saturday at the downtown bar. No charges were immediately filed.
Temple President John Fry, in a statement Sunday, called antisemitism 鈥渁bhorrent鈥 and said he would take further action if other students were involved.
鈥淚t has no place at Temple and acts of hatred and discrimination against any person or persons are not tolerated at this university,鈥 Fry said.
Portnoy said he has experienced more antisemitism in the last 18 months, as grinds on, than he ever had. He in the Boston area. The sports and pop culture website has more than 16 million followers on Instagram.
