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‘Jews must protect themselves,’ says NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa

JL;DR SUMMARY In a contentious stance, NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa argues that Jewish communities should depend more on their own volunteer security groups, like Shomrim and Shmira, for safety rather than relying solely on the police, particularly after historical instances of antisemitic violence. 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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New York CityEric AdamsJewish CommunitiesPublic SafetyShomrimGuardian AngelsCurtis SliwaVolunteer SecurityMayor's Race

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New York City, New York, United States
"Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate in New York Citys mayors race, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in a recent interview."
Queens, New York, United States
"He put it more sharply in a July interview with the Queens Jewish Link."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Members of the Guardian Angels patrol in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Dec. 31, 2019."
Monsey, New York, United States
"...the upstate New York town of Monsey."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"Shomrim and Shmira operate mostly in neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish populations such as Crown Heights, Borough Park, Williamsburg and Flatbush."
Williamsburg, New York, United States
"Shomrim and Shmira operate mostly in neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish populations such as Crown Heights, Borough Park, Williamsburg and Flatbush."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"Shomrim and Shmira operate mostly in neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish populations such as Crown Heights, Borough Park, Williamsburg and Flatbush."
Staten Island, New York, United States
"...in addition to ones in Queens and Staten Island."
Crown Heights, New York, United States
"Shomrim and Shmira operate mostly in neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish populations such as Crown Heights, Borough Park, Williamsburg and Flatbush."
Bronx, New York, United States
"And Adams, before he dropped out, had recently surged 1,000 additional officers into the Bronx to combat an increase in shootings and murders."

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