A university president, a co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, and the executive leadership of a leading anti-Zionist group are among more than 100 names to sign onto a Jewish open letter criticizing President Donald Trump’s…
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Mike Lawler, Josh Gottheimer slam Mamdani for vowing to drop IHRA definition of antisemitism
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Two congressmen, Republican Rep….
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Can Zohran Mamdani divest NYC from Israel? His likely comptroller, Mark Levine, dismisses the concern.
The politician expected to become the city’s top financial manager in January is dismissing concerns that Zohran Mamdani, if elected mayor, could divest from Israel.
Mamdani is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and…
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‘I voted for you because Jews are good with money’: Mark Levine on running for comptroller
Mark Levine, the Jewish politician who’s expected to be New York City’s next comptroller, has heard it all.
Having served two terms on City Council and one as Manhattan borough president, Levine said he’s…
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A record $10M federal grant to Tikvah has some Jews celebrating and others crying foul
Earlier this year, the National Endowment for the Humanities was shedding staff and canceling hundreds of grants to the museums, libraries and scholars that have traditionally relied on federal funding to help Americans…
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With ban removed, NYC rabbis are weighing endorsements in a heated mayoral race
Speaking last week on Facebook, against the backdrop of his synagogue’s main sanctuary, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz issued a blunt message about the New York City mayoral race: “The Mamdani policy initiatives will destroy…
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Elise Stefanik proposes legislation that would block Mamdani’s threat to arrest Netanyahu
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Gov. Kathy Hochul may have…
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‘I never stood with Bibi,’ Cuomo says as Netanyahu figures large in the NYC mayor’s race
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Andrew Cuomo, the former governor…
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As Micah Lasher launches bid to succeed mentor Jerry Nadler in Congress, here’s a rundown of the field
The heir apparent to the most senior Jewish member of Congress has officially launched his campaign.
Micah Lasher debuted a video Monday making the pitch for why he should replace his mentor Jerry Nadler in representing…
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Curtis Sliwa says he’ll boost Holocaust education in NYC schools after his sons’ experience
New York City mayoral candidates Scott Stringer, Curtis Sliwa and Brad Lander attend a memorial event for seniors who died during the Covid pandemic in nursing homes, March 23, 2025, in the Cobble Hill…
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