Reds Denounced Johnny Bench’s Antisemitic Joke
Former Red’s Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench apologized publicly for the antisemitic joke he made at the Hall of Fame Induction for the team this last Saturday. In the WCPO video, after Paul’s induction, former Reds All-Star and manager Pete Rose said the former GM signed him for $400 per month out of high school, to which former Reds general manager Gabe Paul’s daughter, Jennie Paul, responded: “That’s cheap.” This led to Bench saying, “He was Jewish,” in response to Jennie during Rose’s speech. Jennie talked with reporters after, including Enquirer reporter Charlie Goldsmith, and said she ...