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News 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. The acknowledgment — as the city is looking to rebuild trust in the COVID-19 vaccination drive —…
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News 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. In an OpEd for the Forward last month, Yang described the BDS movement as “rooted in…
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News 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. After witnessing a large funeral in the Orthodox neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, last April, de Blasio warned “the Jewish community, and all communities” that police would…
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News 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. Yang, who recent polls show is the current frontrunner in the crowded June primaries of the NYC…
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News 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. But none of the eight candidates who responded to a Forward survey answered the question about whether they support…
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News Andrew Yang on yeshiva education: ‘We shouldn’t interfere’
Andrew Yang said he would not take action to boost secular education in yeshivas if elected mayor of New York City, staking out a position likely to win him support in Brooklyn’s Orthodox communities. “As mayor, I will always respect religious freedom including the freedom of parents to do what’s best for their kids educationally,”…
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Fast Forward Meet the NYC Council candidate who’s in a Jewish a cappella group
For Eric Dinowitz, a public-school teacher, father of 5-year-old twins and aspiring politician, one of the challenges living through the COVID-19 pandemic has been the disruption of his musical career. Dinowitz is a member of Six13, a Jewish all-male a cappella group formed in 2003. In an interview, he said what he has missed most…
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Fast Forward De Blasio appoints Jewish Brooklynite as new transportation head
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed longtime Brooklyn Heights resident Henry Gutman as the city’s new commissioner for the Department of Transportation on Wednesday. Gutman, who is known as Hank, was raised in New Jersey, and has lived since 1975 in Brooklyn Heights, where he and his wife, Karoly, are longtime members of…
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