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NYC mayoral candidate Ray McGuire hosts roundtable with rabbis, asks for their prayers
McGuire told the group of rabbis that he sees his life story resembling the rescue story of a Holocaust survivor.
Susan Lerner apologizes for calling Orthodox Jews an ‘extremist’ voting bloc
Head of government watchdog group regrets ‘poor choice of words’ in criticizing candidates for ‘pandering’ on yeshiva education.
NYC mayor: Calling Orthodox Jews an ‘extremist’ voting bloc is ‘horrible’
Harsh words exchanged over issues involving yeshiva education.
Scott Stringer trying to play both sides of the BDS debate in mayoral campaign
Scott Stringer, one of the leading candidates in the New York City mayoral race, pretended not to know the views of his close progressive allies in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement in an interview published on Thursday.
Nicole Malliotakis wants you to remember she voted against her party
In one of her first votes in Congress, Malliotakis voted to remove QAnon-affiliated GOP congresswoman from committee assignments.
NYC medical chief apologizes to the Orthodox community for mishandling outreach during the pandemic
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has learned from past mistakes and is seeking to improve outreach efforts to the Orthodox community in Brooklyn, two senior city officials said in a conference call with Jewish media representatives on Tuesday.
Andrew Yang confronted in Brooklyn over his stance on BDS
Andrew Yang, one of the leading candidates in the New York City mayoral race, was confronted during a campaign stop in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday about his opposition to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
NYC mayoral candidates promise the Jewish community an open door at City Hall
Shortly after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York managed to enrage much of the Jewish community with a single tweet.
Top Yang campaign official criticized support for Israel in 2012 tweets
The co-manager of Andrew Yang’s campaign to become mayor of New York City made controversial comments about Israel in 2012 that could complicate the candidate’s recent outreach efforts to the Orthodox communities of Brooklyn and other Jewish voters.
Leading NYC mayoral candidates oppose BDS, would visit Israel
A majority of the leading Democratic candidates running for mayor of New York City are opposed to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, an issue that is of great importance to the Jewish and pro-Israel communities.