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Primary battle between rabbi and Jewish lawyer is a referendum on Mamdani and buffer zones

JL;DR SUMMARY A significant Democratic primary race on New York's Upper West Side has Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay and Jewish lawyer Eli Northrup vying for the State Assembly's District 69 seat. 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 CommunityZionismProgressive PoliticsBuffer ZonesUpper West SideZohran MamdaniNew York PoliticsRabbi Stephanie RuskayEli Northrup

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"(New York Jewish Week) A primary race on New Yorks Upper West Side for a state legislative battle."
Morningside Heights, New York, United States
"State Assemblys District 69, which covers much of the Upper West Side and all of Morningside Heights."
Vermont, United States
"Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose energetic presidential primary run in 2016 helped doom Hillary Clintons presidential run."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"pro-Palestinian protests over Israels actions in Gaza."
New York, United States
"New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose ouster of top Democrat Joseph Crowley in a 2018 primary."
Israel
"Ruskay joined New Yorks annual Israel Day Parade in May."

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