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Jews Stayed With Democrats, Now Worry About Domestic Agenda
A community defined by its quest for social justice and known for its disproportionate support for the Democratic Party has woken up to a new reality, dominated by a clear message from voters who chose cuts over spending, Republicans over Democrats. Jewish politicos and communal activists began the process of adjustment, bidding farewell to five…
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Keeping It Local in Northern N.J.
TEANECK, N.J. — It’s a beautiful fall day in this suburban town 10 miles from Manhattan. Benjamin Franklin Middle School is located on a quiet side street, framed by gorgeous trees. Far from the hubbub of contested elections and attack ads, voting this afternoon has the feeling of small town America, what with neighbors greeting…
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Questions Surround Rally’s Invitation to Cat Stevens a.k.a. Yusuf Islam
The blogosphere is abuzz with people wondering why the singer once known as Cat Stevens, and later as Yusuf Islam, was invited to sing at Jon Stewart’s and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” last weekend in Washington. Now going by just Yusuf — his given name was Steven Demetre Georgiou — the…
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A Sephardic View: Miserable People and Good Government
FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — On election day here, the name of the game is religious education. Home to an affluent and increasingly observant Syrian Jewish community, Flatbush is a neighborhood of elegant houses and well-manicured lawns hugging Ocean Parkway, one of Brooklyn’s busier thoroughfares. Life in the Jewish community here orbits around the gleaming Sephardic Community…
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Despite the Cacophony, Orthodox Voters Have Faith
BORO PARK, BROOKLYN — On election day in this ultra-Orthodox Jewish enclave, the sound of trucks can’t be ignored. On 12th Avenue, a Chevy Aveo with speakers taped to its roof calls in Yiddish for voters to support New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino. On 48th Street, a Budget rental truck promotes Eric Schneiderman,…
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At L.A. Deli, a Side of Politics
FAIRFAX, LOS ANGELES — In Los Angeles’ heavily Jewish Fairfax District, Bill and Jay, a couple of alte kochers lingering over bagels and coffee at Canter’s Deli (“Regulars,” said one of the Canter’s staff, “Same table, same food, same shtick!”), seemed to evoke the two sides of the Jewish vote here. “I’ve very excited,” Bill…
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Another Fine Day in Paradise? Not Today
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — The weather is far brighter than the mood on this election day, the temperature a toasty 81, the sky a cloudless blue, the breeze just enough to ruffle the fronds of the royal and sabal palms that grace the grounds of Boca Delray Golf and Country Club. “Another gorgeous day in…
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A Neighborhood of Immigrant and Native Born Jews Shows Sharp Divisions
FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — This election year, national and international politics trumped local concerns with voters in this predominantly Jewish neighborhood of middle class homes and high rises peopled by immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and native born Ashkenazis. A slow stream of mostly elderly and retired voters at Forest Hills High School were…
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Fears Stalk Voters in Manhattan’s Silk Stocking District
UPPER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK CITY — Fear — mostly of the Tea Party, but not only — is evident on this election day on Manhattan’s wealthy Upper East Side, home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the television show “Gossip Girl.” The voting site in Hunter College’s School of Social Work was a…
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Share Your Election Day Experiences
It’s Election Day, and MitzVote invites you to share your thoughts about the occasion. What issues are most on your mind this Election Day? Does it feel different, this year, to be a Jewish voter? Have issues relating to Jews or Israel affected your evaluation of local candidates? How does your identity as a Jew…
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Citing Their Close Ties With Local Muslims, Chicago’s Jews Unfazed by Terrorist Threat
If those who sent bomb-laden packages to Chicago from Yemen were trying to terrorize the Second City, they did not succeed. The weekend after news broke that two parcels addressed to Chicago Jewish institutions had been intercepted en route and found to contain bombs, it was business as usual at the city’s synagogues and kosher…
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