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The unconventional contenders for Trump’s antisemitism envoy

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Dov Hikind are among the unconventional figures being considered for the U.S. special envoy to combat antisemitism as President-elect Donald Trump assembles his team. 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 CommunityTrump AdministrationState DepartmentDeborah LipstadtControversyRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Shmuley BoteachU.S. PoliticsDov Hikind

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"who received an award from New York City Mayor Eric Adams"
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"representing the heavily Orthodox Borough Park neighborhood in Brooklyn."
Israel
"Boteach said during a phone interview from Israel, where he was visiting the area near the Lebanon border."
Iran
"who was born in Iran and served as deputy antisemitism envoy"
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Lipstadt, who plans to return to teaching at Emory University in Atlanta after Bidens departure,"

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