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He was president of his synagogue. Now he wants to be LA’s next mayor.

JL;DR SUMMARY Adam Miller, a businessman and former synagogue president, is running for mayor of Los Angeles. 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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LeadershipJewish IdentityLos AngelesCommunity InvolvementIkar SynagogueMayoral RaceDemocratic SocialistsAdam Miller

Places mentioned

Los Angeles, California, United States
"Content: Adam Miller is worried about the influence of democratic socialists in Los Angeles politics."
New Jersey, United States
"As a teenager growing up in New Jersey, he was active in the National Federation for Temple Youth, a Reform youth movement, and was eventually elected social action chair of his region."
Israel
"lived in Israel as a young adult and was and became a leader of one of the countrys most successful synagogues."
Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"After he finished graduate school, he visited the country for the first time, staying in Herzliya."
Jerusalem, Israel
"He got hired at an investment bank in Jerusalem and lived there for a year, attending ulpan in the evenings."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"His company, Cornerstone OnDemand a human resources enterprise software later opened an office in Tel Aviv."

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