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After the horrific massacre of innocents at the hands of not one, but two mass shooters last week, the nation had the opportunity to use the moment to come together. One shooting was by a white supremacist, the other by an Antifa-supporting socialist. While there is still a deep divide on how to address the problem, everyone should have banded together to universally condemn white supremacy and Antifa violence. That didn’t happen because there are too many who are willing to stand on the graves of the dead to score political points against President Trump.

After a long day crisscrossing the five boroughs, mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa made a late-night stop at one of New York’s most sacred sites — the Ohel, the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory.

 Early voting across New York State begins this Shabbos, continuing until November 2, with the last day to vote on November 4. The top contest on the ballot is for Mayor of New York City, which began with a crowded field earlier this year in which incumbent Eric Adams skipped the Democratic primary.

It’s a tough job, and perhaps getting tougher, to be a public advocate for Israel. Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israel Consul General of New York Ofir Akunis invited The Jewish Link once again to visit him in his Manhattan offices, and shared updates on his advocacy and projects in motion. Akunis not only is Israel’s top representative for New York and New Jersey, but also Pennsylvania, Delaware and Ohio.

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, State Department, and Other Related Programs, announced that she sent a bipartisan letter urging the President to nominate a qualified Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.