Joseph Strauss
By Joseph Strauss
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Fast Forward ‘I voted for you because Jews are good with money’: Mark Levine on running for comptroller
A Q&A with the Hebrew-speaking, synagogue-going Jewish politician virtually assured of winning in November
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Fast Forward Brad Lander calls for ‘coalition of anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists’ in appearance with Zohran Mamdani
Lander made the comments as the duo were being honored by the progressive, pro-Palestinian group Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
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Fast Forward Jim Walden drops out of NYC mayoral race, urging others to unite against Mamdani’s ‘antisemitic obsessions’
Walden, an independent candidate, had made antisemitism one of the key issues of his campaign
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Fast Forward Knife attack on Jewish woman in her 70s was hate-motivated crime, Ottawa police say
The suspect in the incident is alleged to have posted antisemitic and anti-Israel content on Facebook
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Fast Forward ‘Anne Frank, Superstar’? A satirical musical reimagines the Holocaust victim as a symbol of wokeness
'Slam Frank' — assuming it’s real — turns Anne Frank’s diary into a satire about the discourse around inclusivity
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Fast Forward Following DC shooting, NYC mayoral candidates address issues critical to Jewish community at a town hall
The leading Democratic candidates, including Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, had lots to say about antisemitism and the attack.
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Fast Forward Heavy police presence blocks anti-Israel protest in Brooklyn from reaching Jewish neighborhood
Police officers headed off an anti-Zionist demonstration that made Crown Heights its intended destination
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News How your matzah gets made: A peek inside the Streit’s factory
Born on the Lower East Side, the Jewish family-run business celebrates their 100th anniversary this year
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Culture Mamdani’s first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
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Opinion I spoke out against Mamdani. Then he won. Here’s how we walk forward together.
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Opinion Why a concert hall should be the last place for a protest — particularly an antisemitic one like this
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Culture Did crypto-Jews invent the modern tarot deck?
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Yiddish בײַ די פֿרומע קרײַזן אין אַמאָליקן טשערנאָוויץThe Orthodox community in pre-war Czernowitz
הרבֿ מאיר מאָסקאָוויץ, וואָס איז די וואָך ניפֿטר געוואָרן, איז געווען דער זון פֿונעם שאָצער רבין אין טשערנאָוויץ
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Film & TV The cheesy way to do teshuvah
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Opinion Trump has degraded American democracy. Now he’s aiming for Israel
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News Mamdani’s victory is a watershed for Jewish progressives. For the mainstream, it’s wait-and-see.
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