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News EXCLUSIVE: New York Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado and his Jewish wife discuss Judaism and love
Gov. Kathy Hochul's running mate said New Yorkers can appreciate his multiracial partnership with Lacey Schwartz Delgado
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Fast Forward NY governor issues safety plan as a ‘direct response’ to rise in hate crime, antisemitism
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has presented a plan that would amend the state’s controversial bail reform law in response to rising hate crimes as part of a legislative package ahead of a state budget deadline on April 1. In a 10-point safety plan sent to lawmakers last week, Hochul suggested tweaking the state’s new…
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News A pro-Israel progressive aims to unseat Rep. Carolyn Maloney — on his third try
Suraj Patel, a self-described “pragmatic progressive,” came within four points of beating longtime U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney in their last primary battle. In their third matchup, Patel says he aims to appeal to a broad array of Maloney voters, including centrists who think, after 30 years, she has had enough time in Washington. He’s still…
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News ‘One size fits all does not work’: Candidate for NY governor criticizes new yeshiva education guidelines
Congressman Tom Suozzi, a candidate for New York governor in the upcoming Democratic primaries, criticized the state’s newly-released guidelines to boost secular studies in parochial schools and yeshivas. “Most yeshivas perform well,” Suozzi said in a recent interview. “One size fits all does not work.” The regulations, expected to be presented to the Board of…
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Fast Forward Hochul gets backing of Orthodox leaders in NY governor race
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul received the endorsement of about a dozen leaders of Jewish communities Thursday in heavily Orthodox neighborhoods in the Five Towns in Nassau County and Far Rockaway, Queens. The endorsement comes as Hochul seeks to solidify her standing in the polls and lock up more support from the state’s 1.8 million…
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Fast Forward Jewish progressive group endorses candidates in key NY congressional races
A New York Jewish progressive group on Wednesday will endorse candidates in two Congressional districts which include significant Jewish constituencies and where incumbents could be vulnerable. The Jewish Vote is backing Democrats Brittany Ramos DeBarros, a former army officer, for the 11th Congressional District, and Rana Abdelhamid, a community organizer, for the 12th, the group…
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News No ‘Super Jewish’ district, but increased Orthodox influence in New York’s capital
Orthodox leaders are welcoming newly drawn lines that could for the first time give a member of the upstate New York community a shot at a seat in the state legislature. A new Rockland County district is the good news for Orthodox Jews looking for more representation in Washington and Albany, where the Democratically controlled…
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News In new job, the ‘Anthony Fauci of the New York City Council’ aims to fight COVID and antisemitism
Mark Levine, a term-limited councilman from Manhattan, is battle tested. In his two campaigns for the City Council, Levine, who is Jewish, was subject to vitriolic antisemitic attacks from a primary rival. “I have confronted explicit antisemitism in politics before and I’ve proven that we can beat it,” he said after his re-election. And just…
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