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Mamdani visits Holocaust survivor at her apartment on Holocaust Remembrance Day

JL;DR SUMMARY On Holocaust Remembrance Day, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani privately visited Olga Spiegel, an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor and artist living in a rent-stabilized Manhattan apartment. 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 CommunityHolocaust SurvivorsNew York CityImmigrationHolocaust Remembrance DayArtPolitical ControversyZohran MamdaniOlga Spiegel

Places mentioned

Manhattan, New York, United States
"Olga Spiegel, an artist, has lived for nearly five decades in the same rent-stabilized Manhattan apartment, where she was visited by Mayor Zohran Mamdani."
France
"Mamdani spent 40 minutes talking with Olga Spiegel, who was born in France in 1943 after her family fled there, believing French children would not be separated from their parents."
Rome, Italy
"Spiegel escaped with her mother into Italy, hiding for months in a stable before being sheltered by a priest in Rome until liberation."
Israel
"New York is home to the largest population of Holocaust survivors outside of Israel, with an estimated 14,000 to 15,000 living in the metropolitan area."
New York City, New York, United States
"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday made a private visit to the Manhattan apartment of an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor, a gesture to a Jewish community divided over his positions, and reflecting his focus on affordability and dignity for New Yorkers living on fixed incomes."
New York, United States
"Mamdani allocated discretionary funds to the organization while serving as a member of the New York State Assembly, and its executive director, Masha Pearl, was a member of Mamdanis transition team."

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