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Brad Lander just cursed Andrew Cuomo in Yiddish

JL;DR SUMMARY In a heated political exchange in New York City, City Comptroller Brad Lander retorted to Andrew Cuomo's suggestion that he was contributing to antisemitism by cursing him in Yiddish. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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YiddishJewish CommunityNew York CityPolitical CampaignAndrew CuomoBrad LanderCovid 19 PoliciesSynagogue Speech

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"More than 100,000 people in New York City speak Yiddish."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"But in the words of one Brooklyn political reporter, the rough translation is a little more colorful: Get the f out of here."
West Side, New York, United States
"Cuomo said in his speech Tuesday at West Side Institutional Synagogue."
Hamptons, New York, United States
"into the waters off the Hamptons, where he was staying with his sister, the article said."

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