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Public advocate and JCRC tour Upper West Side in hamentashen crawl

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City's Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and JCRC CEO Mark Treyger celebrated Purim by touring kosher bakeries on the Upper West Side in a hamentashen crawl, aiming to uplift Jewish businesses outside of times of crisis. 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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KosherNew York CityPurimCommunity SupportJewish BusinessesMark TreygerBakeriesJumaane WilliamsHamentashen

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New York City, New York, United States
"New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams joined Jewish Community Relations Council CEO Mark Treyger squeezed into a kosher bakery Tuesday morning to begin an annual hamentashen crawl."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Along with less than a dozen of their staff total, both men, who are Brooklyn residents, met with Upper West Side locals and tasted bites from three Jewish-owned businesses in recognition of the Purim holiday, which began Monday night."
Queens, New York, United States
"The hamentashen crawl, an annual JCRC tradition, headed to Queens last year, where Treyger and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. went to three local spots Queens Pita Bakery, Seasons grocery store, and Arons Kissena Farms and delivered mishloach manot, or Purim food baskets, to the Queens Center for Gay Seniors."
Iran
"As war erupts between Iran and Israel, many Jewish families are on high alert."
Israel
"As war erupts between Iran and Israel, many Jewish families are on high alert."

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