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Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY Phylisa Wisdom, executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, has been appointed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to lead the city's Office to Combat Antisemitism. 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 CommunityIsrael Palestine ConflictNew York CityHate CrimesAnti ZionismZohran MamdaniJewish AgendaPhylisa Wisdom

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New York City, New York, United States
"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has picked Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of the progressive New York Jewish Agenda, to lead the Mayors Office to Combat Antisemitism."
San Diego, California, United States
"Born and raised in San Diego, California, she grew up in the Reform movement, actively engaged in the North American Federation for Temple Youth, and learned advocacy through the Reform movements Religious Action Center under Rabbi David Saperstein."
Palestinian Territories
"Her appointment is another signal that Mamdanis anti-Zionist posture will continue to factor importantly into his leadership of the city, which is home to the largest concentration of Jews outside Israel."

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