New York Post: Jewish leaders slam de Blasio over comments
This article appeared in the New York Post detailing the letter by NYJA to Mayor Bill de Blasio and announcing Jewish leaders want face time with de Blasio to discuss.
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JTA: Letter condemns Mayor de Blasio for ‘scapegoating’ entire Jewish community
This article appeared in JTA, covering NYJA and other Jewish leaders’ letter to Mayor de Blasio after his offensive tweet condemning “the Jewish community.”
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CNN: New York City Jewish leaders hurt by Mayor De Blasio’s comments
CNN reports on NYJA’s letter to Mayor de Blasio with other Jewish organizations and community leaders.
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Jewish Insider: Jewish Leaders ‘Hurt’ by de Blasio Tweet
This article in Jewish Insider, written by Jacob Kornbluh, explains NYJA’s action in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Tweet, which criticized social distancing violations during a large Jewish funeral in Brooklyn.
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Times of Israel: NY Jewish liberals launch new advocacy organization
The Times of Israel reports on the launch of NYJA, speaking with co-founders Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Rabbi Rachel Timoner.
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T’ruah: Our Best Leaders May Be Those with the Least Power
A d’var Torah for Parshat Beha’alotecha by Matt Nosanchuk, published in T’ruah, the rabbinic call for human rights.
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Jewish Insider: New York liberal Jews form progressive advocacy group
Jewish Insider reports on NYJA’s launch, writing, “Nosanchuk, the group’s president, said the goal is to be a voice for liberal Jews in New York to advance social justice issues and combat antisemitism.”
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NY Times: Letter to the Editor
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Rabbi Rachel Timoner, and Matt Nosanchuk write a letter to the editor in response to a news article published January 29, 2020, “Attorney General Adds an Arrow to the Quiver of Critics of Bail Reform.”
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