Leon Goldenberg's early endorsement is among the first formal signs of Orthodox support for the former governor, who has actively courted the community
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Leon Goldenberg's early endorsement is among the first formal signs of Orthodox support for the former governor, who has actively courted the community |
By Matthew Kassel Leon Goldenberg, a prominent Orthodox Jewish leader in Brooklyn, is endorsing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor, he confirmed exclusively to Jewish Insider on Friday.
"I am fully endorsing Gov. Cuomo," Goldenberg said. "I think he's the best candidate by far. He's accomplished for the city and the state. We need somebody who's going to get things accomplished and who's going to fight antisemitism as a major issue."
Goldenberg, who is an executive board chair of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, said that he was backing Cuomo in his personal capacity, but he anticipated his group would also endorse the former governor after the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which concludes on Tuesday evening. |
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