"Crown Heights United PAC, a political group "anchored in the Crown Heights Jewish community" which is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, endorsed Cuomo Monday morning. "We proudly endorse Andrew Cuomo for Mayor of New York City," Crown Heights United PAC wrote in a statement, which was signed by 13 rabbis and community leaders. "With extremism and antisemitism on the rise, and the city facing an unprecedented crisis, it is more important than ever to make our voices heard and vote.""
"After regularly posting generic messages urging people to vote in the November election, the SCF is now calling for donations to his campaign. "It's easy, DONATE NOW! MUST BE DONE TODAY," the group wrote in an Instagram post Monday, referencing the impending matching funds deadline. "Ask friends and family to contribute $100 to help protect our city and our community. If we lose, the current wave of anti-Jewish sentiment could spread further; a win here can stop that momentum in its tracks.""
"Mamdani's criticism of Israel, which has drawn accusations of fueling antisemitism, prompted a number of Jewish groups to seek out his most viable opponent. More broadly, opponents of Mamdani's democratic socialist politics - including Jim Walden, who recently suspended his own mayoral campaign in an effort to unite against Mamdani's "antisemitic obsessions" - have been calling for the frontrunner's opponents to coalesce around one challenger."
Several Jewish groups endorsed Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor after Mayor Eric Adams suspended his reelection campaign. Crown Heights United PAC, anchored in the Crown Heights Jewish community, formally endorsed Cuomo with a statement signed by 13 rabbis and leaders citing rising extremism and antisemitism. The Sephardic Community Federation urged donations ahead of a matching funds deadline and encouraged $100 contributions to protect the city and community. Adams's exit prompted groups and individuals who previously deferred to the incumbent to enter the race to shift support away from frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. Opponents cited Mamdani's criticism of Israel and called for consolidation around a single challenger.
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