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In October 2017, social media users re-shared a four-year-old Internet meme announcing that the craft store chain Hobby Lobby, whose president is an outspoken conservative Christian known for holding controversial views, will not sell craft items for Jewish holidays: The meme dates from September 2013, when online reports surfaced accusing the retailer of failing to stock dreidels, menorahs, and other Hanukkah items, including one source that said a clerk in the chain's Marlboro, New Jersey location had turned away a Jewish customer, saying, We don't cater to you people. However, Hobby Lobby responded quickly to those reports by issuing a personal apology from their president, Steve Green, on 3 October 2013: The next day, Hobby Lobby announced on their Facebook page that due to overwhelming demand, some Northeast locations would begin stocking Jewish holiday items on a trial basis: In turn, the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement accepting Green's apology: While acknowledging Hobby Lobby's announced intention to expand its product line to include Jewish holiday items, the ADL's statement also said merchandisers have the right to decide which items to include in their inventory, a decision they said is theirs and theirs alone.
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