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News Meet the Jewish insiders hoping to help Mamdani get elected as mayor
Progressive Jewish strategists helped the Muslim candidate navigate controversy and connect with voters
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News Rabbis can now endorse political candidates. But will they?
A new IRS policy lets clergy back political figures without losing tax-exempt status — but many Jewish leaders say politics doesn’t belong in the pulpit
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Fast Forward Josh Shapiro’s Judaism was not why Kamala Harris snubbed him, new book claims
A tell-all describes how the war in Gaza loomed over the 2024 campaign and strained Biden’s reelection bid
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News Curtis Sliwa has a plan to beat Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor’s race — and it starts with apologizing to Jews
Sliwa, a radio personality, has a long history of slurs and stereotypes, many aimed directly at Orthodox Jews
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Fast Forward Mamdani dodges calls to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ slogan amid Jewish concerns
Democrats say more clarity is needed from the presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City mayor on combating antisemitism
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News What a Mayor Mamdani would mean for New York Jews
Zohran Mamdani’s victory upends decades of traditional Jewish outreach and Israel trips
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Fast Forward Mamdani tells Colbert — and a national audience — why NYC Jews shouldn’t fear him as mayor
On election day in New York City, polls show Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo in a tight race
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News The Jewish moments that defined the NYC mayoral race, from Borough Park to the bimah
How Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Brad Lander and others have competed fiercely for Jewish votes
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News ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong
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