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Politicos blast lack of diversity on Adams’ Jewish Advisory Council

By Aidan Graham

Posted on July 10, 2023

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A cadre of local politicians are demanding Mayor Eric Adams increase diversity on his newly-created Jewish Advisory Council, claiming that the group’s composition “does not reflect the diversity of the Jewish community.”

The pols fired off a letter on Monday to the city’s chief executive, lamenting that the Council is too heavily skewed toward Orthodox men — leaving little room for non-Orthodox Jews, women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Politicos blast lack of diversity on Adams’ Jewish Advisory Council

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