So Goes Our Kosher Delis of New York With Jewish Rye

 Nadene Goldfoot                   

Watch out New York, you might find your Jewish Delis being attacked by not serving Jewish rye as part of their Pastrami sandwiches!  That has already happened to me eating a rye and Pastrami sandwich with that swirly-looking dark bread name unknown.  It wasn't half as good, either. Mustard and pickles go with a pastrami sandwich on Jewish rye.  

                                               

   Kosher Deli from 1950's in south Williamsburg, New York, one of many

Rye bread is considered "Jewish" because it was a staple in Eastern European Jewish communities, and immigrant bakers brought the tradition to the United States. Rye bread originated in Eastern Europe, where rye grain thrived in cold, harsh climates that were less suitable for wheat.  

It became a hallmark of Jewish American deli culture, known for specific characteristics like the use of caraway seeds and an egg wash, though its actual rye content often decreased over time in the U.S.   For Ashkenazi Jews, rye bread became a dietary essential—nutritious, affordable, and perfect for Shabbat meals or weekday sustenance. Immigrants brought their love of rye to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and it quickly became a hallmark of Jewish American food culture.   This hearty, slightly tangy staple has been a cornerstone of Jewish delis, the perfect partner to corned beef, pastrami, or lox, and a timeless favorite for generations. But where did it come from?

      

Out here in Oregon, we have labeled, "Jewish rye" bread, knowingly a littledifferent from other ryes.  Notice in the picture above that it is a lighterrye.  So, the easy answer is that a rye bread is “Jewish” if one could routinely find it on the shelves of the bakeries that anchored Jewish neighborhoods in New York Boston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and everywhere else eastern European Jews settled. Usually, that bread was some variation on the light, caraway-seeded ryes or the dark, artificially-colored pumpernickels that most people think of as “Jewish.” 

                                      

This is a corned beef on rye at Judah's  in Portland, and if it hasn't

moved yet is at:  Judah's Delicatessen is located at 5235 NE Sandy Blvd. in Portland, OR 97213. It is a food cart in the Rose City Food Park, a deli in the Rose City Park neighborhood of Northeast Portland. (Our old Jewish neighborhood was in the SW side)  Same thing that

happened to New York has happened to Portland in Jewish neighborhoods.  

  The number of traditional kosher delis in New York has significantly declined due to a combination of economic and demographic factors, such as rising rents, high meat costs, and a suburban migration of Jewish populations. While many classic delis have closed, some are adapting by offering modern takes on Jewish food, while others, like Liebman's Deli, continue to operate as traditional establishments. 

Jews are worried about New York's new mayor.  Mamdani's campaign was animated by an array of local economic issues. But in Israel, his pro-Palestinian platform is all that matters.  Jerusalem:

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City's next mayor has sent a chill across Israel as people come to terms with the victory of a politician propelled by an outspoken pro-Palestinian message that is rare in US politics.  Israelis across the political spectrum fear that Mamdani's election -- in the city with the world's second-largest Jewish population — could foreshadow icier relations with the US, Israel's most important ally.  Support for Mamdani from almost one-third of Jewish voters only added to the pain.  “Very bad,” said Hana Jaeger, a Jerusalem resident, assessing the news the day after the election. “For the Jews, for Israel, for everyone, it's very bad. What else can you say?”

Jews had been slowly moving out of New York and others moved in that weren't Jewish.  Now those that are left are not able to keep the kosher delis open.  "The number of traditional kosher delis in New York has significantly declined due to a combination of economic and demographic factors, such as rising rents, high meat costs, and a suburban migration of Jewish populations. While many classic delis have closed, some are adapting by offering modern takes on Jewish food, while others, like Liebman's Deli, continue to operate as traditional establishments." 

• "Demographic changes: After World War II, many Jewish New Yorkers moved to the suburbs, leading to a decline in the dense Jewish neighborhoods that supported many delis."

Research:

Wikipedia

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/what-makes-rye-bread-jewish/#:~:text=The%20easy%20answer%20is%20that,think%20of%20as%20%E2%80%9CJewish.%E2%80%9D

https://www.google.com/search?q=what%27s+happened+to+kosher+delis+in+New+York%3F&sca_esv=3305bec65bd7fec6&sxsrf=AE3TifOn5dwQJeHMr_1lcaljRQeK4brCew%3A1763128241355&source=hp&ei=sTMXabKxE_-V0PEPtJfruQQ&iflsig

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/zohran-mamdani-very-bad-for-jews-israelis-react-to-mamdani-being-next-new-york-mayor-9597630

The Changes in Brooklyn and New York City Through the Ages

 Nadene Goldfoot                                               
                                                

    Brooklyn, New York , the most Jewish spot on earth, they once said of it.   

Brooklyn, New York !  How was it that so many Jews came from there?  It seemed to me that all Jews from New York came from Brooklyn.  I met one from there and married him, here in Portland, Oregon.

By 1910, New York City became the world's largest Jewish city, as more than 1 million Jews accounted for 25 percent of the city's population. As of 2023, about 960,000 residents of New York City, or about 10% of its residents, were Jewish.  

 New York is much more than Manhattan, and this area is a great proof of that. In the heart of Brooklyn, south of Williamsburg, you'll find a neighborhood worth exploring.

Brooklyn  is a part of New York City, and it is one of the city's five boroughs. The other four boroughs are Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.  

Brooklyn has the largest Jewish population in the United States, with a diverse mix of secular and religious Jews, including a very large ultra-Orthodox community concentrated in areas like South Williamsburg. The borough's Jewish history dates back to 1654, and it has been a major center for different movements, including the Satmar and Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic groups. Today, the Jewish population includes 600,000 people, with strong community organizations and institutions. 

Jews have congregated in Brooklyn due to a combination of factors, including a large influx of immigrants seeking refuge, the borough's affordability compared to Manhattan, the establishment of community infrastructure, and the development of a vibrant and distinct identity. Major waves of Eastern European immigration, especially after the late 19th century pogroms, led many Jews to settle in Brooklyn as an overflow from crowded Manhattan neighborhoods. Later, the arrival of Holocaust survivors and the development of specific religious communities, including Hasidic groups, continued to build and shape Jewish life in Brooklyn. 

                                 The Dutch West India Company (Dutch: Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie) was a Dutch chartered company that was founded in 1621 and went defunct in 1792. The company became instrumental in the largely ephemeral Dutch colonization of the Americas (including New Netherland) in the seventeenth century. From 1624 to 1654, in the context of the Dutch–Portuguese War, the GWC held Portuguese territory in northeast Brazil, but they were ousted from Dutch Brazil following fierce resistance.                                     

Peter Stuyvesant was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as the director-general of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664, when the colony was provisionally ceded to the Kingdom of England.  The colony of New Netherland was located in what are now parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Dutch settlers laid the foundation for cities that still exist today. Beverwijck, once a center of the fur trade, is now Albany, New York. New York City was originally called New Amsterdam, and New Castle, Delaware was once known as New Amstel.

Jewish history in New York dates back to 1654 when 23 Jewish  refugees from Recife, Brazil, were stranded in a boat off of New Amsterdam and a man named Peter Stuyvesant didn't want Jews to land. Remember that the Mayflower ship from Holland arrived on North America-the Boston area, in 1620.   It turned out that New Amsterdam had a large company from Brazil there, who gave Peter his paycheck. So Peter had to allow them to land. Jews went through the usual difficulties;  being denied certain civic rights and had to have permission to engage in crafts.  These rights came to them gradually and the naturalization law accepted only on in 1715. 

At first they were not allowed to erect a synagogue, with the first mention in 1693. This was a Sephardi congregation, Shearith Israel, unique until an Ashkenazi synagogue, B'nai Jeshserun was founded in 1825.   

It took time but by 1812, there were 400 Jews in New York, probably with more Ashkenazis. Immigratioin from Europe grew in the 1820s and 1830's and the Jewish population in 1846 was 10,000! In 1854 there were 14 synagogues.   By the end of the 19th century, there were in New York, including Brooklyn, 250,000 Jews.  In 1927 there were over 1,000 synagogues,  and by 1940, over 2 million Jewish people.    Williamsburg, New York 

In recent decades the Jewish population has declined numerically and may continue to do so.  This is due to the limited immigration, departure to other regions such as Israel, or the USA, and especially the movement to suburban areas and neighboring towns.   The estimated Jewish population for Greater New York in 1992 was 1,671,000.  Their birth rate is slightly lower than among the general white population;  fewer Jews under 45 and more over 45.  Members in a family is lower than other people.  Housewives have a higher % than in the general population.  Jewish occupations are prominent among proprietors, managers, salesmen, office workers, and the liberal professions less in handicrafts, manual labor, and in the services.  Over 66% of Jews engaged in non-manual work, while the general population had only 50%.   

Jews go for education.  They have rabbinical colleges of all 3 trends (Yeshiva Univ., the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion).

New York has 650 Orthodox synagogues, besides private prayer houses,  150 Conservative, and 77 Reform by 1992.  They had 300,000 Jewish children of school-age from 6-15 of which half received a Jewish education.  

A problem showing up in recent decades is a growth in tension between Jews and Blacks in New York City.  It come about with Jews being landlords and Blacks being the renters and the expected problems. 

Large-scale Muslim immigration significantly increased after the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, leading to major growth in the 1970s and beyond. 

• 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act: This act abolished ethnic quotas, paving the way for a massive increase in immigration from Muslim-majority countries.
• 1970s onwards: Waves of immigrants arrived from Asia and Africa, and in later decades, Muslim refugees from war-torn regions and skilled workers arrived from countries like Pakistan, Senegal, and Yemen. Many of these new immigrants settled in the outer boroughs.
• Jews usually voted for Democrats.  It was they, who allowed them in
• when FDR was President, they came to believe.  Franklin D. Roosevelt was president from 1933 to 1945. He served as the 32nd president and was the only president to be elected to four terms, serving until his death in office on April 12, 1945.  The differences then were that the Democrats were for the small businesses and the Republicans for the Big Businesses. Most Jews had to go into business for themselves because anti-Semitism prevailed everywhere and wouldn't hire Jews, so they had to become self reliant people.     Anti-semitism abounded then;  not allowing Jews into places like social clubs, wherever.  

Resource:

The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia 

Why Mamdami Is Not Good For New York City

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                 

Zoran Mamdami was born in 1991, only 34 years old!  He is a  politician who has served since 2021 (4 years) as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district, representing the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he is the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election.  His campaign platform includes support for fare-free city buses, public child care, city-owned grocery stores, LGBTQ rights, a rent freeze on rent-stabilized units, additional affordable housing units, comprehensive public safety reform, and a $30 minimum wage by 2030. Mamdani also supports tax increases on corporations and those earning above $1 million annually.

 His mother is a Punjabi Hindu who was born in Rourkela and raised in Bhubaneswar, and his father is a Gujarati Muslim who was born in Bombay and grew up primarily in Uganda, where Mamdami was born as a Muslim.                      

  He is Shia Muslim and identifies with the Twelver branch.   This is the state religion of Iran! I feel that by voting for him, it will bring Iran closer than ever, a country out to destroy the USA and Israel. Iran is Israel's enemy, and also the USA's.  

Shiism has a complex relationship with Israel, primarily driven by the geopolitical actions of the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah. While Shiites are a minority within the global Muslim population, and there is virtually no presence of Shiites in Israel itself, Hezbollah and other factions have historically opposed Israel, leading to increased regional tension. Shias of Iran blame Sunni Islamists for teaching them to hate Israel.   

Palestine, whose Muslim population is predominantly Sunni, was thus exclusively a Sunni issue, never a Shia problem, at least until 1979, when Shia firebrand cleric Ruhollah Khomeini came to power in Iran. Khomeini preached a version of militant Shiism that incorporated Muslim Brotherhood doctrines alien to the traditional Shia creed as upheld by Iraq’s Najaf, the Vatican of the Shia world.

Zohran Mamdani, a New York City mayoral candidate, has a long history of strongly pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel. His views include calling Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide and stating he cannot support it as an officially Jewish state, which has drawn both praise and sharp criticism from various communities. His past statements have also faced scrutiny, such as a remark linking the NYPD and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a 2023 speech. Connection to NYPD and IDF: He has explained a 2023 comment linking the NYPD and IDF as a reference to training exercises between the two, though some critics remain concerned about his views on the relationship between the two forces. 

• Views on Israel as a Jewish state: Mamdani has stated he would not recognize any state's right to exist based on a system of hierarchy of race or religion, leading to the criticism that he is questioning Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.  (Is he forgetting how many states are listed as Muslim states?)  
• Eight Islamic states have adopted Islam as the ideological foundation of state and constitution.  There are about 50 that are Muslim majority states. How about Iran?   Yes, Iran is a Muslim state, officially a Muslim theocracy whose legal system is based on Islamic law (sharia). Its constitution declares Twelver Ja'afari Shia Islam as the official state religion, and all laws are supposed to be based on Islamic criteria. The government is structured as a religious democracy, combining elected institutions with an unelected supreme leader and a Guardian Council that vets all candidates for public office.    
• Israel's actions: He has called Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide and is critical of its treatment of Palestinians.
• Past legislation: In the New York State Assembly, he sponsored the "Not On Our Dime" Act, which aimed to strip tax-exempt status from charities with ties to Israeli settler groups.
• Oh G-d !  This man has the mouth of Iran!  So many people have already joined him in this  acceptance of nonsense, but he has been first as a Muslim that following Iran's thinking patterns, I'm afraid. This may be why he's running in the first place! 

 A July 2025 poll indicated a shift in Jewish American political attitudes, with 43% of Jewish New Yorkers and 67% of Jewish voters under 44 planning to support Mamdani — levels of support suggesting waning attachment to traditional pro-Israel politics, while many Jewish leaders and voters remained critical of Mamdani.  This is why these Jewish youth especially are Regressive Jews.

They know nothing about Israel and seem to not care about learning at all.  They are believing all the misleading anti-Israel news reports from other people other than the Jews themselves.  This way, they are getting more  social approval from their peers.  They are joining them!  In a way, they feel ashamed of their Jewish inheritance.  I am really disappointed that this is what theyturned out to be.                            

                  Portland, before assistance, in Japanese Gardens

And why should I care?  I'm living in Portland, Oregon, 91, living in Assisted Living, and hold dual citizenship with Israel.    What has this election got to do with me?  New York has been the center of Jewishsociety since its beginning; creating the acceptance of the Jewish peoplethere.  Jews makeup 2% of New York's population, of which we are only 0.02% (2/10 of one%) of the world's population.  As they feel and treat Jews in New York soas they will treat Jews in Portland, Oregon.  Is it progress these days to follow others like sheep do?  

So between his socialistic outlook, and his anti-Israel upbringing, no thankyou in choosing Mamdami  in the Mayor election. Here is more informationof how he feels about Israel.

Unlike his opponents in the mayoral race, Mamdani has offered perspectives on Israel, Zionism, and antisemitism that have upset and even alarmed some voters. Although he has never denied that the state of Israel has a right to exist, he simultaneously has not affirmed that it should exist as a Jewish state. Mamdani is forthright in his opposition to Israel’s use of weapons that he calls "violence" against the Palestinian people, and has classified the ongoing war in Gaza as a “genocide.” He also has not swayed from his support for the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, which aims to pressure Israel so that the state may comply with international law. When it comes to New York’s institutional ties to Israel, Mamdani wants to deviate from the past practice of the city’s mayors, who supported initiatives such as the NYC-Israel Economic Council and the NYPD’s police exchange programs. Perhaps the most remarkable promise Mamdani has made is to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he ever enters the city.

Instead of marketing himself as an ally to Israel, Mamdani has instead channeled his energy into targeting many of the everyday concerns of Jewish New Yorkers. According to data released by the NYPD, Jews were the primary target of hate crimes reported (hate crimes remain largelyunderreported across the board) in the city in 2024, constituting nearly 54 percent of the hate crimes counted. He has called for increasing funding for hate violence programs from $3 million to $26 million. He has also signified support for the implementation of the “Hidden Voices” program, which would teach students from kindergarten through 12thgrade about Jewish Americans in U.S. history (but teaching them what about Jews? 

On the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks, Mamdani released a statement mourning those killed in both Israel and occupied Palestine, and he has repeatedly expressed a continued commitment to condemning antisemitism across the country. 

Update 5:30am 11/5/25: Mamdani won, even with Trump behind Cuomo., and I hope for all of us 

that he will keep his promise of ridding New York of anti-semitism;  however,

he will be the first shi'a Muslim who will have all Jews in New York available

through the web, phone, etc, and he will know where they are.  Just hope

no Iman calls for a Jihhad against Jews.  Mamdani was not born in the 

States, you know, but Uganda. Sorry to be so leery of a Shi'a Muslim at the

head, but we are at war with Iran and it is a Shi'a country.  

• Global Threats: Israeli intelligence (Mossad) has recently revealed that Iran has expanded its efforts to target Israeli and Jewish interests worldwide, thwarting dozens of attack channels across Europe and Australia in the past year.
• Nuclear Posturing: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed the world saw only a fraction of Iran's power during the June 2025 conflict and warned Iran is now "even more prepared for any potential new conflict," while denying its nuclear program poses an imminent threat.
• War with the US: Senior Iranian officials, including former IRGC commander Major General Mohsen Rezaei, have stated that if Israel initiates a war, Iran will also enter a war with the United States.

Resource:

https://israel-nadene.blogspot.com/2025/11/they-are-called-progressive-jews-but.html

https://prospect.org/2025/10/30/mamdani-and-the-jews/

https://www.fpri.org/article/2010/05/shiism-what-students-need-to-know/

They Are Called Progressive Jews But Are Really Regressive Ones

 Nadene Goldfoot                                              

      Mayor Adams in Ghana at the Chabad House during Chanukah

They are called Progessive Jews.  That's not what I would call them;  I'd say Regressive ones.  These progressive Jews are ones suspected of being voters for Mamdani. The New York City mayoral election is heating up, with early voting well underway. Candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa are running to replace outgoing Mayor Eric Adams.  Adams is Black.  Adams is also a retired cop, a Captain at that! Born September 1, 1960, he's hit age 65, and either retiring or not being able to run again, but has been mayor since 2021-the past 4 year period. "In 2021, Adams received the Democratic Party's nomination for mayor of New York City after winning a crowded primary that used ranked-choice voting. In the general election, Adams won a landslide victory over Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. As mayor, he has taken what is seen as a tough-on-crime approach and reintroduced a plain-clothed NYPD unit that had been disbanded by the previous administration."   Eric Adams is not running for mayor again because he ended his re-election campaign in September 2025 due to mounting pressure from corruption scandals, low poll numbers, and a decision by the city's Campaign Finance Board to deny him millions in public matching funds.   

Andrew Cuomo is running for mayor. A Democrat, born in New York in 1957 is 67 years old.  He's son of former governor Mario Cuomo, Andrew Cuomo served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021 following numerous sexual misconduct allegations. He's an Independent since  Mamdani took over the Democrat ticket.  His parents both came from Southern Italy with his mother from Sicily.  In solidarity with Israel, Cuomo announced an executive order against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Cuomo tweeted: "If you boycott Israel, New York State will boycott you." (He's my man!)   On March 1, 2025, Cuomo announced his candidacy in the 2025 New York City mayoral election. Cuomo emphasized public safety and housing affordability in his campaign and branded himself as a progressive because he passed liberal policies. However, it has been noted that Cuomo has "developed a reputation as a moderate" and was seen as the "top centrist." On May 7, 2025, Cuomo filed to also run as an independent on the Fight and Deliver Party ticket. Throughout the campaign, Cuomo emphasized his prior experience as governor and his opposition to antisemitism.             

Curtis Sliwa has no chance of winning this election, either. He was born in 1954, so at age 71 is cute with his red hat, that might be showing he's been head of the Guardian Angels of crime prevention, but he's not in the news like Mamdani, the one likely to win that makes New York Jews look regressive to me. Curtis is Catholic and has Polish and Italian roots, which is good for understanding New York City. His Guardian Angels  were either Black or Hispanic.  In late 1992, speaking on the Crown Heights riot and related issues to Hasidic Jews, Sliwa said of the difference between Hasids and Black New Yorkers:  "There is no fear that the Jewish community is going to come to the streets and loot and rob and rape," Sliwa said, "When in my lifetime have I ever seen a Hasid grab anyone's pocketbook? 

Zoran Mamdami was born in 1991, only 34 years old!  He is a  politician who has served since 2021 (4 years) as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district, representing the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he is the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election.  His campaign platform includes support for fare-free city buses, public child care, city-owned grocery stores, LGBTQ rights, a rent freeze on rent-stabilized units, additional affordable housing units, comprehensive public safety reform, and a $30 minimum wage by 2030. Mamdani also supports tax increases on corporations and those earning above $1 million annually.

 His mother is a Punjabi Hindu who was born in Rourkela and raised in Bhubaneswar, and his father is a Gujarati Muslim who was born in Bombay and grew up primarily in Uganda, where Mamdami was born as a Muslim.   He is Shia Muslim and identifies with the Twelver branch.   This is the state religion of Iran! So by voting for him will bring Iran closer than ever, a country out to destroy the USA and Israel.  

Zohran Mamdani, a New York City mayoral candidate, has a long history of strongly pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel. His views include calling Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide and stating he cannot support it as an officially Jewish state, which has drawn both praise and sharp criticism from various communities. His past statements have also faced scrutiny, such as a remark linking the NYPD and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a 2023 speech. Connection to NYPD and IDF: He has explained a 2023 comment linking the NYPD and IDF as a reference to training exercises between the two, though some critics remain concerned about his views on the relationship between the two forces. 

• Views on Israel as a Jewish state: Mamdani has stated he would not recognize any state's right to exist based on a system of hierarchy of race or religion, leading to the criticism that he is questioning Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.  (Is he forgetting how many states are listed as Muslim states?)  
• Eight Islamic states have adopted Islam as the ideological foundation of state and constitution.  There are about 50 that are Muslim majority states. How about Iran?   Yes, Iran is a Muslim state, officially a Muslim theocracy whose legal system is based on Islamic law (sharia). Its constitution declares Twelver Ja'afari Shia Islam as the official state religion, and all laws are supposed to be based on Islamic criteria. The government is structured as a religious democracy, combining elected institutions with an unelected supreme leader and a Guardian Council that vets all candidates for public office.    
• Israel's actions: He has called Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide and is critical of its treatment of Palestinians.
• Past legislation: In the New York State Assembly, he sponsored the "Not On Our Dime" Act, which aimed to strip tax-exempt status from charities with ties to Israeli settler groups.
• Oh G-d !  This man has the mouth of Iran!  So many people have already joined him in this  acceptance of nonsense, but he has been first as a Muslim that following Iran's thinking patterns, I'm afraid.This may be why he's running in the first place! 

 A July 2025 poll indicated a shift in Jewish American political attitudes, with 43% of Jewish New Yorkers and 67% of Jewish voters under 44 planning to support Mamdani — levels of support suggesting waning attachment to traditional pro-Israel politics, while many Jewish leaders and voters remained critical of Mamdani.  This is why these Jewish youth especially are Regressive Jews.

They know nothing about Israel and seem to not care about learning at all.  They are believing all the misleading anti-Israel news reports from other people other than the Jews themselves.  This way, they are getting more  social approval from their peers.  They are joining them!  In a way, they feel ashamed of their Jewish inheritance.  I am really disappointed that this is what theyturned out to be.  

And why should I care?  I'm living in Portland, Oregon.  What has this election got to do with me?  New York has been the center of Jewish society since its beginning ; creating the acceptance of the Jewish peoplethere.  Jews makeup 2% of New York's population, of which we are only 0.02% (2/10 of one%) of the world's population.  As they feel and treat Jews in New York soas they will treat Jews in Portland, Oregon.  Is it progress these days to follow others like sheep do?  

So between his socialistic outlook, and his anti-Israel upbringing, no thank

you in choosing Mamdami with me.  I hope the Regressive young take

time to think about their vote.  It amounts to a lot more than checking a  

circle by a name.  

  Edited 7:44pm on 11/1/25 about Cuomo (being a Portlander, forgot he was also in the race.)