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“We’re All Shell-Shocked”

JL;DR SUMMARY The recent Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a socialist candidate with anti-Semitic rhetoric, has caused significant concern within New York City's Jewish community. 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 York CityPolitical CampaignAndrew CuomoElectionFrum CommunityZohran MamdaniVoter TurnoutRanked Choice Voting

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New York City, New York, United States
"In the frum community in New York City, which faces a very real chance of the anti-Semitic socialist becoming mayor in January, askanim are unnerved, wondering where things went wrong."
Williamsburg, New York, United States
"one longtime askan from Williamsburg told me when I called to hear his reaction."
Morningside Heights, New York, United States
"Mamdanis best performing district was Morningside Heights, where Columbia University, hotbed of the anti-Israel cauldron, is located."
Boro Park, New York, United States
"Conversely, his main opponent, Andrew Cuomo, had his three best districts in Boro Park, Midwood and nearby Manhattan Beach, all heavily Jewish neighborhoods."
Midwood, New York, United States
"Conversely, his main opponent, Andrew Cuomo, had his three best districts in Boro Park, Midwood and nearby Manhattan Beach, all heavily Jewish neighborhoods."
Manhattan Beach, New York, United States
"Conversely, his main opponent, Andrew Cuomo, had his three best districts in Boro Park, Midwood and nearby Manhattan Beach, all heavily Jewish neighborhoods."
Crown Heights, New York, United States
"However, the percentage of frum turnout in Boro Park, Williamsburg and Crown Heights remained in the same single digits as in elections that were less consequential, while Flatbush inched up a bit."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"He was a candidate with his nose in the air, said Leon Goldenberg, a Flatbush askan who was the first in the frum community to endorse Cuomo."
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