RUDY'S WIFE'S EX ALLEGES ANTI-SEMITIC EPITHETS

Rudy's wife's ex alleges anti-Semitic epithets (JTA)
Rudy Giuliani's wife used anti-Semitic epithets against her Jewish ex-husband, according to the ex-husband's claims during a contentious divorce.

Judith and Bruce Nathan split in 1992, after she claimed he assaulted her -- one of numerous alleged physical attacks, according to divorce papers. This week's New York magazine reports that Bruce Nathan countered during divorce proceedings that Judith would call him a "Jew boy" when he said he couldn't afford something.

Bruce Nathan also claimed that his wife physically abused him. Judith Nathan is playing a central role in her husband's campaign to win the Republican nomination for president. Giuliani is a leading contender for Jewish support, partly because of his staunchly pro-Israel record as New York City mayor.

ONE SHOULD TAKE ALLEGATIONS DURING DIVORCE PROCEDINGS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. I WOULD ALSO HESITATE TO HOLD RUDY RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING HIS WIFE ALLEGEDLY SAID BEFORE HE MET HER. BY THE WAY, DID YOU SEE THE DEBATE LAST EVENING? RUDY HANDED RON PAUL HIS A--.