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Gottheimer’s path to the governor’s mansion runs through New Jersey’s Jewish community

JL;DR SUMMARY U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer is leveraging his strong connections with New Jersey's Jewish community to bolster his gubernatorial campaign in the Democratic primary. 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 CommunityU.S. Israel RelationsNew JerseyDemocratic PrimaryGubernatorial RaceJosh GottheimerOrthodox VotersLakewood VaadJewish Endorsements

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Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Gottheimer recently picked up the endorsement of the Lakewood Vaad, an influential group of rabbis in one of the states largest Orthodox Jewish communities, which urged both Democrats and unaffiliated voters to vote for Gottheimer in the Democratic primary."
Livingston, New Jersey, United States
"Livingston, N.J. Mayor Ed Meinhardt, a former synagogue president who has endorsed Gottheimer, said he expects the Jewish community in his town and surrounding areas including two large Orthodox congregations to support Gottheimer, adding that Gottheimers path to victory very much goes through the Jewish population of western Essex County."
New Jersey, United States
"Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) works to come from behind in the closing weeks of the New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial primary, the veteran congressman is counting on support from the states sizable Jewish community to launch him to victory in the June 10 election."

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