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Fast Forward Will Jack Schlossberg’s Jewish roots help him in bid for Nadler’s seat?
Kennedy’s grandson, who was raised Catholic but identifies as Jewish, is seeking to represent one of the nation’s largest Jewish electorates
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News From Jewish teen magician to congressional contender: Meet Micah Lasher, Jerry Nadler’s heir apparent
The Upper West Side lawmaker enters a race that will test Jewish representation and progressive politics
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News Analysis: Nadler’s exit marks the end of an era for Jews in Congress. Will the next generation ‘do better’?
Nadler’s departure reflects a party in transition on Israel
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Fast Forward A young Jewish organizer takes on Jerry Nadler in a generational challenge
Liam Elkind, co-founder of a pandemic-era nonprofit, runs on generational change, grassroots values and a pro-Israel message
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Fast Forward AOC faces backlash, vandalism after voting against cutting US aid from Israel’s Iron Dome
The representative’s headquarters in New York was also defaced with red paint following the vote
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Fast Forward Trump cuts made campuses less safe for Jewish students, says former Dept. of Education official
Also at the Tuesday hearing, a Jewish congresswoman slammed the GOP for “weaponizing” antisemitism
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Fast Forward Jewish Democrats in Congress raise concerns about Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel positions
While some Jewish Dems have raised alarm at the mayoral candidate, others have cautiously endorsed him
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Fast Forward Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rashida Tlaib vote ‘present’ on resolution to condemn antisemitic attacks
A second antisemitism resolution expressing gratitude to ICE also passed, but with a smaller margin
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