**UPDATE** NBC Pulls Controversial ‘Nurses’ Episode From Digital, Future Airings Amid Backlash Over Orthodox Jew Storyline - NBC Drama's Ugly Depiction of Orthodox Jew Crosses the Line into Bigotry 

February 24, 2021

**UPDATE**

NBC Accused of Having "Demonized" Jews in 'Nurses' Episode

“The writers of this scene check all the boxes of ignorance and pernicious negative stereotypes," the Simon Wiesenthal Center says of a recent episode involving an Orthodox patient.

The Center's earlier press release:

The Simon Wiesenthal Center today released the following statement regarding this scene from NBC show “Nurses:”   

 

“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." 

 

“Overreaction? Orthodox Jews are targeted for violent hate crimes – in the city of New York, Jews are number one target of hate crimes in US; this is no slip of the tongue. It was a vile, cheap attack masquerading as TV drama. What’s NBC going to do about it?”