In 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson made offensive remarks about Jews in a conversation with a reporter. References to them as &amp;quot;Hymie&amp;quot; and to New York as &amp;quot;Hymietown&amp;quot; later appeared in the Washington Post. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Jackson apologized during a speech at a New Hampshire synagogue.