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Fact-checking ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt’s attack on Zohran Mamdani

JL;DR SUMMARY Amid New York City's mayoral race, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt criticized Zohran Mamdani, asserting that Mamdani neglected Jewish New Yorkers by not engaging enough with synagogues and Jewish leaders. 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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Jewish CommunityNew York CityAdlJonathan GreenblattZohran MamdaniUja FederationEliot SpitzerGlobalize The Intifada

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New York City, New York, United States
"This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayors race."
Park Slope, New York, United States
"Mamdani went to Shabbat services with the Kolot Chayeinu congregation in Park Slope, which was co-led by progressive rabbi and activist Abby Stein, in February."
Upper West Side, New York, United States
"Mamdani also went to Bnai Jeshurun, a synagogue on the Upper West Side, for two mayoral forums in June."
Midtown, New York, United States
"In May, he visited the Midtown offices of UJA-Federation of New York for a town hall co-moderated by New York Jewish Weeks Lisa Keys."
Albany, New York, United States
"Greenblatt also said that Mamdani proposed legislation in Albany to restrict the ability of Jews to donate, or anyone to donate to Israeli organizations."

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