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Why many Jews in and around Park Slope are mobilizing to vote their City Council representative out of office

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish residents and community leaders in Park Slope, Brooklyn, are mobilizing against their City Council representative, Shahana Hanif, due to dissatisfaction with her responses to anti-Jewish sentiment and past controversial stances. 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 CommunityShahana HanifVandalismCity CouncilIsraeli RestaurantPark SlopeBrooklyn BridgebuildersGrassroots MobilizationJewish Voters Action Network

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New York, United States
"a New York City Council member for the 39th district which includes Park Slope and other parts of Central Brooklyn was met with ire from many local Jews."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"tied to a 16-month-long battle waged by Jewish Brooklynites who are frustrated by what theyve seen as their elected representatives lack of action when it comes to fighting antisemitism."
Park Slope, New York, United States
"Customers showed up to support Miriam, the popular Israeli-owned restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn after it was vandalized by graffiti, Jan. 26, 2025."
Central Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Brooklyn BridgeBuilders has currently raised $65,000 from 175 different donors, 85 to 90 percent of whom live in Central Brooklyn."
Times Square, New York, United States
"The following day, the Democratic Socialists of America of which Hanif is a member hosted a pro-Palestinian rally at Times Square that drew widespread backlash."

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