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Zohran Mamdani visits the Rebbe’s Ohel, increasingly a pilgrimage site for politicians

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani visited the Ohel, the gravesite of the Chabad-Lubavitch leaders, following the antisemitic attack at a Hanukkah event in Australia that claimed 15 lives. 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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ChabadOrthodox Jewish CommunityLubavitcher RebbeHanukkahCrown HeightsOhelZohran MamdaniNew York City PoliticsPolitical Pilgrimage

Places mentioned

Crown Heights, New York, United States
"Mamdani specifically mentioned Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the attack, and his deep ties to Crown Heights, the Brooklyn neighborhood that is home to the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement."
Queens, New York, United States
"Monday marked Mamdanis first known visit to the Ohel, which is in the Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens, and is a site with particular significance for adherents and admirers of the Chabad movement."
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Following the terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia, the mayor-elect asked to visit the Ohel to pay his respects and came last night, said Behrman, who was present during Mamdanis visit."
Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
"What happened at Bondi is what many Jewish people fear will happen in their communities too, Mamdani wrote."
Argentina
"Argentinian president Javier Millei and Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have both visited from abroad."
Israel
"Argentinian president Javier Millei and Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have both visited from abroad."
New Jersey, United States
"Other visitors to the site in the last five years include Ivanka Trump; New York Gov. Kathy Hochul; then-Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin, who is Jewish and now heads Trumps EPA; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during his presidential candidacy; Rep. Mike Lawler; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker."
New York City, New York, United States
"Mamdanis visit to the Ohel comes as Chabad officials and Jewish leaders are doubling down on their efforts to celebrate Hanukkah with public menorah lightings around New York City."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"During the Democratic primary, he made an appearance at a breakfast organized by the Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, where there was a large Orthodox Jewish population."
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
"His decision to go was surprising, Chabad Virginia Beach wrote in an Instagram post."

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