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Ras Baraka’s late surge in N.J. gubernatorial primary alarms Jewish leaders

JL;DR SUMMARY As the New Jersey gubernatorial primary approaches, Jewish leaders express concern over Ras Baraka, Newark's progressive mayor, whose unexpected rise in the polls is drawing attention due to his controversial views on Israel and connections with Louis Farrakhan. 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 CommunityNew JerseyLouis FarrakhanIhra DefinitionJosh GottheimerMikie SherrillRas BarakaGubernatorial Primary

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Newark, New Jersey, United States
"Ras Baraka, the longtime mayor of Newark, drew national headlines last week"
New Jersey, United States
"In the Orthodox community, however, the Jewish leader noted there is generally less concern about Baraka, as most of his positions on top issues such as yeshiva education remain unknown."
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
"including for Steve Fulop, the Jewish mayor of Jersey City who is claiming a pragmatic progressive lane."

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