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Assemblyman Dov Hikind

Politics / NY / Jewish / News Briefs

Hikind, D’Amato Rally Jewish Voters for Bill Thompson

By Jacob Kornbluh

Thompson brushed off suggestions that having D’Amato stumping for him tarnished his liberal credentials.

NY / News Briefs / Obituaries / Holocaust

Dov Hikind’s Mother Dies at 85; Burial Today

By Jewish Press News Desk

Frieda Hikind, mother of New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind, died on Noonday at the age of 95. Her funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. (EDT) at Shomrei Hadas Chapels in Boro Park. Mrs. Hikind suffered a massive stroke last week after having been hospitalized for several weeks in Maimonides Hospital. She was born in Czechoslovakia […]

News Briefs / Politics / NY / Local

Flatbush Jews Form Civic Advocacy and Political Coalition

By Jacob Kornbluh

The FJCC plans to address many of the civic and communal challenges that face the Jewish residents of Flatbush

Local / News Briefs / Politics / NY / Jewish

Hikind Joins Bloggers to Accuse Greenfield as a Phony Blogger

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A former staffer to New York City Councilman David Greenfield has accused him of promoting himself on a blog written by himself but under a pseudonym of “Dov Gordon.”

News Briefs / Politics / NY

Hikind Defends His Blackface Hoop Player Purim Shtick

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Is a Purim costume of a stereotyped black basketball player a racist slur, especially when a Jewish politician is behind the mask? NY legislator Hikind says it was “lots of fun.” No offense intended.

Editorial

Jewish Press Endorsements - November 6 General Elections

By Editorial Board

.In the congressional race in the 9th CD (Englewood, NJ) Rabbi Shmuley Boteach gets our support. Though he has gained notoriety as a celebrity rabbi, he possesses a formidable intellect and a deep grasp of a wide range of issues. There can be no doubt that when it will come to dealing with matters of concern to our community, he will be there for us.

Serials

Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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