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#jewish-community

"I, unlike any of the candidates, have said Jews must protect themselves," Sliwa, the Republican candidate in New York City's mayor's race, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in a recent interview. "If you depend strictly on Gentiles, history is replete with instances where you're going to be horribly disappointed."

I told [the people complaining] at the time maybe it was associated with a Heritage month and to give the benefit of the doubt,

"Globalizing the intifada, by way of example, is not an acceptable phrase and he's going to have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."

The renovation of the Colegio Colombo Hebreo in Bogotá represents the Jewish community's most ambitious project in 40 years, addressing a need for a defined master plan.

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican mayoral candidate, emphasizes that apologizing is key to addressing his issues with Jewish voters as he faces off against Mamdani.

"I remember well my plans for that first summer of 2014. I expected to learn the ropes and ease into the job. History, tragically, had other plans. On June 30, 2014, the bodies of three yeshiva boys kidnapped by Hamas were discovered - and a 50-day war followed. My first public role was speaking at a heartbreaking memorial service."

Columbia University's decision to bestow its highest faculty honor on Farah Jasmine Griffin, an advocate for boycotting Israel, has sparked significant backlash from the Jewish community.

Gillibrand insisted that Mamdani should clearly denounce calls to Globalize the Intifada, which he has refused to do in the past, claiming it's not a call to violence.

We don't want 'em.

Pinker argues that Trump’s administration has caused more harm to Jewish Americans than any other president by cutting essential funding for research and education.

"We Jews make up only 2% of the world's population, and we are always the target," said Yael Bromverg, underscoring the recurrent challenges faced by the Jewish community.

In Bradford, people from different communities respect each other, she tells me.