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In a race for his political life, NJ Gov Phil Murphy appeals to both progressive and Orthodox Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY As he campaigns for reelection, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy finds himself appealing to both progressive and Orthodox Jewish communities, groups that traditionally support differing candidates. 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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Orthodox JewsDemocratic PartyNew JerseyJewish VotersProgressive JewsIsrael SupportEducation FundingElection 2021Phil Murphy

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Trenton, New Jersey, United States
"Governor Phil Murphy met with Jewish leaders to discuss security measures in Trenton on January 2, 2019."
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Last week, the governor made six stops in the predominantly-Orthodox town of Lakewood, where he also received the endorsement of the Vaad, the council of Jewish leaders."
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
"Murphy in an interview said the roots of his affection for Jews and Israel go back to his childhood. He said he formed close friendships with Jewish kids at public school in his hometown, Newton, Mass., one of the most Jewish cities in the U.S.."
Vermont, United States
"On Thursday, Murphy will visit the Chabad House at Rutgers University, ahead of a large rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders from Vermont."
Israel
"On his first state visit to Israel in 2018, Murphy had a long one-on-one conversation about economics with then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but also marked the death of his Jewish father-in-law, Edward Brown Snyder, whose family fled the pogroms of Germany and Poland in the 19th century."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Murphy said he told the group that every time his visits Israel, he meets with Palestinian representatives in East Jerusalem."
Germany
"But a transforming chapter in his life, he continued, was his appointment as U.S. ambassador to Germany in 2009."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Murphy traveled to Israel in the summer of 2014, during the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza."

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