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‘I will work to protect you,’ Mamdani tells Orthodox voters in interview with Hasidic paper

JL;DR SUMMARY Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is reaching out to New York City's Haredi voters, especially the Satmar Hasidim, despite controversy surrounding his views on Israel. 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 EducationHaredi JewsAndrew CuomoZohran MamdaniSatmar HasidimNew York City Mayoral RaceWhitney TilsonIsrael Boycott MovementOrthodox Voting

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New York City, New York, United States
"Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, on April 3."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"Every major Hasidic voting bloc in Borough Park and Williamsburg left Mamdani off their ranked-choice slates."
Williamsburg, New York, United States
"Every major Hasidic voting bloc in Borough Park and Williamsburg left Mamdani off their ranked-choice slates."

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