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NYC won’t codify a new definition of antisemitism, Mamdani’s antisemitism czar says

JL;DR SUMMARY Phylisa Wisdom, head of the Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism, announced that New York City will not codify a definition of antisemitism, stirring controversy during a City Council Task Force meeting. 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 Community  New York City  Israel Criticism  International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance  Zohran Mamdani  Phylisa Wisdom  City Council Task Force  Nypd Hate Crime Reporting  Orthodox Anti Zionism 

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"A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Weeks daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and whats new with Jews in the city."

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