The Mandel/Brown race has been contentious enough, but even more so amongst Cleveland's east-side Jewish population, torn between the Democrat and the homegrown east-side Jewish boy running against him.

It shouldn't even be a race, but those nostalgic sentiments are still overriding common sense in some folks.

Not Josh Mandel's family however. Below, an open letter his cousins published in the Cleveland Jewish News today calling out Josh for his anachronistic views on gay marriage and gay equality. Thanksgiving is going to be awkwaaaard.