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NYC new antisemitism czar says she aims to ‘expand the communal table by pulling up additional chairs’

JL;DR SUMMARY Phylisa Wisdom, the newly appointed executive director of New York City's Office to Combat Antisemitism, aims to foster inclusivity across the political spectrum in her fight against antisemitism, which remains a pressing issue for visibly Jewish New Yorkers facing rising hate crimes. 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 CityCommunity EngagementJewish SafetyPolitical SpectrumNew York Jewish AgendaJewish DiversityPhylisa WisdomJacobi StrategyProgressive Commitment

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New York, United States
"Wisdom is set to lead Mayor Zohran Mamdanis Office to Combat Antisemitism at a moment when the landscape of Jewish New York is shifting."
San Diego, California, United States
"I am born and raised in San Diego, California."

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