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@jacobkornbluh
Jacob N. Kornbluh
1 month
🚨 BIG 🚨Satmar Ahronim sect is endorsing Mamdani for mayor, two sources familiar confirmed. Mamdani is expected to meet with Satmar leaders in Williamsburg this afternoon. Here is more background ⬇️ https://t.co/M0cXmqP7bI
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The Satmar Hasidic community’s endorsement of Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor shows the broad coalition built by the democratic socialist and Muslim.
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@thislouis
Louis Keene
3 months
Going to thread some of the reaction from American Jewish leaders and organizations to the assassination of Charlie Kirk below ⬇️
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@jacobkornbluh
Jacob N. Kornbluh
6 months
The announcement demonstrates unprecedented unity among all Orthodox voting blocs behind Cuomo, arguing that this has now become a close two-person race between the former governor and Zohran Mamdani.
@jacobkornbluh
Jacob N. Kornbluh
6 months
🚨 DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT in NYC mayoral race: The Hasidic sects in Borough Park who endorsed Adrienne Adams as their first choice for mayor have flipped their endorsement to Andrew Cuomo following a meeting this morning. Here’s the new announcement ⬇️
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Jacob N. Kornbluh
6 months
🚨 DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT in NYC mayoral race: The Hasidic sects in Borough Park who endorsed Adrienne Adams as their first choice for mayor have flipped their endorsement to Andrew Cuomo following a meeting this morning. Here’s the new announcement ⬇️
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@jdforward
The Forward
6 months
Richard Iott, a former Ohio congressional candidate with a history of dressing up as Nazis, donated a total of $900 in ten monthly installments since last year to the Winsome PAC, which supports Virginia lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears. https://t.co/86SQTaKlzN
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Richard Iott, who said he dressed up as a member of a genocidal Nazi unit to educate people, donated to PAC supporting Winsome Earle-Sears.
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Jacob N. Kornbluh
6 months
🎧EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, at the Republican Attorneys General summer national meeting in NY today: “I don’t agree with everything the Trump administration is doing.… But you know what? God Bless [Education] Secretary McMahon…”
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@jdforward
The Forward
6 months
NEW: President Donald Trump signed Wednesday evening a modified version of his first term’s controversial Muslim travel ban executive order following the recent firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, which injured a dozen Jewish marchers. https://t.co/EkmxFa9GPN
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Jacob N. Kornbluh
6 months
NEW: Trump plans to revive the Muslim travel ban with targeted changes after the Boulder attack, White House staff secretary Will Scharf told Jewish leaders. more details ⬇️
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@benyamincohen
Benyamin Cohen
7 months
“It’s beyond tragic. He was a mensch,” said David Boskey of the murder of his friend Yaron Lischinsky. The two met and bonded at a Messianic congregation in Jerusalem. https://t.co/HQ6VUzv8NF
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Yaron Lischinsky was shot by Elias Rodriguez outside the Capital Jewish Museum in DC. He was part of a Messianic Jewish community.
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@jdforward
The Forward
7 months
Paintball players typically take to online forums to discuss game tactics and compare gear. But this week, the niche subreddit r/paintball was overtaken by discourse about a different subject: moral outrage over Nazi hate symbols. https://t.co/mNt0PcdZkg
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Marcello Margott was kicked off his professional paintball team, Edmonton Impact, after posting video of a paintball gun with Nazi insignia.
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@benyamincohen
Benyamin Cohen
7 months
When two customers at a Philadelphia sports bar asked waitresses to make a sign that said “F— the Jews,” they probably didn’t expect a free trip to Auschwitz. I spoke with a Holocaust survivor and with @deborahlipstadt about @stoolpresidente's (now rescinded) invite to a
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@benyamincohen
Benyamin Cohen
8 months
At 7:19 pm, Sen. @CoryBooker made history with a speech lasting more than 24 hours. At 7:20 pm, I called @RabbiShmuley, Booker’s former rabbinic confidant and perhaps his most colorful critic, to get his thoughts. The rabbi had notes. Enjoy > https://t.co/cdnmMjCHPa
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@jdforward
The Forward
9 months
We had an issue this morning with our newsletter service, so if you didn't get "Forwarding the News" in your inbox today you can read it right here! Catch up with the Jewish news you need to know: https://t.co/1bn1CAI9Ay
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We've curated the latest news and views driving the American Jewish conversation for Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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@SruliFruchter
Sruli Fruchter
10 months
Trump's plan to forcibly displace two million Gazans sounds like a tempting solution for Israelis and Israel's supporters. But we must wholeheartedly reject it. It demands a price we cannot pay: our souls. My latest for @jdforward https://t.co/AGYwHHs2U0
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Trump's Gaza plan will prove fatal for Israel, because it runs counter to Jewish morality, argues one of our columnists.
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Jacob N. Kornbluh
10 months
Story ⬇️ ‘Modern-day Mein Kampf’: NYC Mayor Eric Adams under fire for Hitler reference as calls for his resignation mount His rivals slammed the mayor’s remarks as ‘offensive,’ a ‘shanda’ and ‘blatant antisemitism’ https://t.co/SWJ2sgXrgW
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Jewish leaders slammed the mayor for invoking Adolf Hitler and his book "Mein Kampf" as "offensive" and a "shanda."
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@jdforward
The Forward
10 months
Here's the surprising Yiddish history of the ‘tush push,’ the Philadelphia Eagles’ unstoppable play 🏈 #SuperBowl
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The Philadelphia Eagles' tush push, which helped them beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl 2025, has its origins in Yiddish.
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Jacob N. Kornbluh
10 months
Trump expands on Gaza plan: “I’m committed to buying it and owning it.. We may give it to other states in the Middle East to build sections of it… we are committed to owning it, taking it and making sure that Hamas doesn't move back..”
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@benyamincohen
Benyamin Cohen
10 months
I wrote about the Yiddish history of the ‘tush push,’ the Philadelphia Eagles’ unstoppable play #SuperBowlLIX 🏈 https://t.co/LEXq17vsAk
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@jdforward
The Forward
10 months
RT @benyamincohen: What if Israel and Georgia switched places? Saturday Night Live's 1975 premiere proposed peace through land swap way bef…
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In its first episode, Saturday Night Live showed a short fake news film about Israel and Georgia switching places.
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