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Why are we so focused on Mamdani — not Nazi-inspired ideas proliferating on the right?

JL;DR SUMMARY The article by Rabbi Michael Rothbaum critiques the disproportionate Jewish focus on Zohran Mamdani's mayoral candidacy due to his criticism of Israel, when far more pressing threats exist in the form of Nazi-inspired and white supremacist ideologies proliferating on the American right. 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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Republican PartyJewish CommunityJewish SafetyWhite SupremacySolidarityIsrael CriticismRabbinic ResponseZohran MamdaniFar Right Extremism

Places mentioned

Washington D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Members of the far-right militia group Patriot Front participate in the 2025 March for Life in Washington D.C., on Jan. 24."
New York City, New York, United States
"Zohran Mamdanis candidacy for mayor of New York City has become a matter of national debate particularly among Jews."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"This week marked the seventh anniversary of the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the single bloodiest day for Jews in the history of the United States."
Poway, California, United States
"The following year, a gunman who killed one synagogue-goer in the town of Poway, California where a number of my congregants live penned a similar screed,"
San Diego, California, United States
"Rabbi Michael Rothbaum serves Congregation Dor Hadash in San Diego, affiliated with Reconstructing Judaism."

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