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Fast Forward Simcha Felder Challenger Hopes To Ride ‘Secret’ Orthodox Opposition To Victory
The insurgent challenging rogue Democrat Simcha Felder says he is counting on support from “secret” Orthodox voters to make the difference in a heated Brooklyn state senate primary battle. Blake Morris, who is a secular Jew, says he has met up to 100 Orthodox voters who are fed up with Felder, who is running for…
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Fast Forward Simcha Felder’s Opponent Wins New York Times Nod In Brooklyn Senate Fight
A liberal insurgent running to topple renegade New York state Sen. Simcha Felder in next week’s Democratic primary has won the endorsement of the New York Times. The paper slammed Felder, who represents a heavily Orthodox south Brooklyn district, for tipping control of the split body to Republicans, even though he claims to be a…
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Fast Forward Julia Salazar Blasts ‘Baseless’ Accusations On Affair With Keith Hernandez And Arrest
New York State senate candidate Julia Salazar put out a statement on her campaign website Thursday evening, addressing accusations about a past affair and arrest as “baseless.” The Daily Mail and Tablet posted articles Thursday with claims that Salazar had an affair with Mets player Keith Hernandez and was arrested in 2011 after Hernandez’ then-wife,…
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Fast Forward Simcha Felder Challenger Hopes To Ride ‘Secret’ Orthodox Opposition To Victory
The insurgent challenging rogue Democrat Simcha Felder says he is counting on support from “secret” Orthodox voters to make the difference in a heated Brooklyn state senate primary battle. Blake Morris, who is a secular Jew, says he has met up to 100 Orthodox voters who are fed up with Felder, who is running for…
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Fast Forward Cuomo Won Satmar Rebbe’s Endorsement After Promising Hands Off Yeshivas
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly promised not to interfere with the state’s yeshivas before receiving an endorsement from the Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, Gothamist reported. Cuomo visited Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum at his home Thursday, where they came to the agreement, according to multiple reports. Yeshiva World translated the initial reporting by Israeli blog BeChadrei…
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Fast Forward Worker Arrested For Sex Assault At Brooklyn’s Beth Elohim Synagogue
(JTA) — An employee at Congregation Beth Elohim, a Reform synagogue in Brooklyn, has been arrested for a sexual assault he committed in the synagogue building. The incident occurred on Saturday night, according to an email the synagogue’s leadership sent congregants on Thursday. The victim was not connected to the synagogue. “On Saturday night, August…
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News How A Respected Jewish Educator Preyed On Children For A Half-Century
By his own admission, Stanley S. Rosenfeld, a Jewish educator who worked primarily in New York City and Rhode Island, sexually abused “hundreds” of children — nearly all middle school-aged boys — during his five-decade career. From a beloved summer camp in New Jersey, to elite Orthodox schools in New York, to a small Conservative…
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Opinion It’s Not About Whether Julia Salazar Is Jewish. It’s About Telling The Truth.
On Thursday afternoon, an explosive piece was published in Tablet Magazine arguing that Julia Salazar, the 27-year old democratic socialist candidate for State Senate in north Brooklyn’s 18th district, is not who she says she is. In interviews and profiles, including in The Intercept, Jacobin and The Forward, Salazar identified herself as an immigrant from…
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