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Feminist vs. Jewish: These women say NYC’s mayoral election is forcing a painful choice

JL;DR SUMMARY In the New York City mayoral election, Jewish women voters face a dilemma that pits their feminist values against their Jewish identity. 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 CommunityJewish IdentityFeminismIsrael CriticismAndrew CuomoZohran MamdaniSexual Harassment AllegationsGender EquityNew York City Mayoral ElectionVoter Dilemma

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New York City, New York, United States
"Jewish women casting their votes in the New York City mayoral election face a choice between their priorities as Jews and as women."
Lower Manhattan, New York, United States
"said a Lower Manhattan 28-year-old woman who works in influencer marketing."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Blima Marcus, an Orthodox nurse in Brooklyn, wrote on Facebook that she had abandoned an earlier promise not to vote at all and would cast a ballot for Cuomo."
Williamsburg, New York, United States
"For Wells in Williamsburg, her vote for Cuomo is coming with hope that the mistakes of the past are not soon repeated."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"The writer Emily Tamkin lives in Washington, D.C., and cannot vote in the election."

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