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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
joshuajfriedman.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Joshua J. Friedman") wrote:

Statement from the chef-owner of Good Pierogi of Martha's Vineyard: "In our minds and hearts, selling to Alan Dershowitz was the equivalent to supporting his decisions and statements." 🧵 www.instagram.com/p/DM_g1OyxirL/

My name is Krem Miskevich. I am a chef, and together with my spouse Lily Rose, we co-own Good Pierogi, an Eastern European pop up currently operating on Martha's Vineyard. The business was born from a desire to connect my Polish heritage with local food growers and producers on-island, and to feed its residents and visitors. I want to directly address the incident that occurred last Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at the West Tisbury Farmers Market, which has garnered national attention, and more than a few fabricated and fallacious claims about the events and myself.
The fuss affects not only me, my partner, and our business, but the other extremely hard-working vendors who come together Wednesdays and Saturdays to sell their wares from land and sea. The negative impact on them is unfair and I never intended for my decision to cause so much consternation to a community I deeply care about. The catalyst was our legally justified decision to not sell our pierogi to Alan Dershowitz, a figure recognized locally and nationally. When he came to our booth, I experienced a surge of emotion. As a chef, I love to share what I cook with the public, regardless of who they are. In this case, what was in the forefront of my mind was the fact that this was the high-profile attorney who represented several sexual predators and abusers including Jeffrey Epstein.
I have no desire to argue about the legal system in the U.S., or one's right to a fair trial. But, I personally know too many sexual abuse survivors. Mr. Dershowitz consciously decided to befriend and defend men who have been accused of abusing and harming women. The food we make is a labor of love, it's our craft. In our minds and hearts, selling to Alan Dershowitz was the equivalent to supporting his decisions and statements. It caused me to pause and question my willingness to sell to him and when I did, he began to harass us, misgender me, and film us without our consent.
In the days that followed, Mr. Dershowitz chose to execute a public smear campaign. If not for the traction gained from his one-sided, mythical storyline, we would have remained silent. However, the continued aggression and threats of groundless litigation have been followed by the distribution of defamatory flyers where we conduct business in an effort to cement further falsehoods. He has also taken to the internet and used the news media to circulate his fiction. I do not wish to argue with Mr. Dershowitz about Israel. But, to contextualize his hurtful rant, I think it would be helpful to share a bit about myself and our business: