{"id":378904,"date":"2026-10-21T21:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T21:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/378904\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T21:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T21:50:08","slug":"mamdani-appoints-jewish-scholar-to-lead-nycs-judicial-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/378904\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani appoints Jewish scholar to lead NYC’s judicial panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mamdani appointed a Jewish scholar to lead the city\u2019s judicial panel. Douglas Keith was named the executive director of the Mayor\u2019s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, City Hall announced<\/a> Tuesday. Douglas was a longtime employee at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. The mayor was previously criticized after announcing the judiciary panel, whose 18 members did not include any Jews, the Jerusalem News Syndicate<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Lander was detained in the West Bank<\/a> while helping Palestinian farmers. New York Democratic House candidate Brad Lander was detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank on Wednesday. Lander, who joined an international group of volunteers and rabbis to protect Palestinian farmers harvesting olives from the threat of violence by Israeli settlers, said on X<\/a> that he was released hours later but dozens of other participants remained in custody. \u201cThe occupation is a crime under international law,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cHarvesting olives isn\u2019t a crime under any law I know.\u201d The IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit said that \u201charvesting in that area requires prior coordination with the relevant authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bloomberg is sending $80 million to Democrats \u2014 but not DSA candidates. Billionaire and Jewish former Mayor Mike Bloomberg is funneling the funds in September and October to help Democrats in the midterm elections, The New York Times<\/a> reported. None of the cash is going to candidates who align with the Democratic Socialists of America, said his adviser Howard Wolfson, adding that Bloomberg is concerned about what he views as leftward movement in the Democratic Party, especially regarding Israel.<\/p>\n

Century-old photos survived the Holocaust \u2014 and years later, a library book mix-up. The New York Times<\/a> chronicles the journey of photos of New Yorker Moses Frier\u2019s family, which were taken in Poland before the Holocaust and almost got lost in a library book.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Celebrate 90 years of Steve Reich. The influential Jewish composer will be the star of an event marking his 90th birthday<\/a> on Thursday at Carnegie Hall. The evening will feature many of his top collaborators in works that span five decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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