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NYC’s mayor has vowed to fight antisemitism. Now he’s creating an office devoted to the task.

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the creation of an Office to Combat Antisemitism in response to a rise in antisemitic incidents locally and globally. 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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Haredi OrthodoxJewish CommunityNew York CityEric AdamsAndrew CuomoMoshe DavisOffice To Combat AntisemitismNypd DataInter Agency Taskforce

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New York City, New York, United States
"In response to an increase in antisemitic incidents in New York City and around the world, Mayor Eric Adams is creating an Office to Combat Antisemitism."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Though the mayor faces record-low approval ratings among voters, he has a close relationship with the haredi Orthodox Jewish community of New York City, going back to his days as Brooklyn borough president."
Israel
"Throughout his term as mayor, Adams has repeatedly condemned acts of antisemitism and been vocally supportive of Israel since it was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, initiating a war in Gaza."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Throughout his term as mayor, Adams has repeatedly condemned acts of antisemitism and been vocally supportive of Israel since it was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, initiating a war in Gaza."

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