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Two Orthodox Jewish Democrats just won their Assembly primaries. One says it’s not the party he grew up with.

Pesach Osina and Joey Cohen-Saban won New York State Assembly primaries in Queens and Brooklyn, citing concerns about their party’s direction amid rising antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the city.

Juan Ardila, and his father, Tito Ardila, 59, speak with voters in Ridgewood, Queens on June 18.
Juan Ardila and his father, Tito Ardila, 59, speak with voters in Ridgewood, Queens on June 18. Bushwick Daily image

Two Orthodox Jewish Democrats just won their Assembly primaries. One says it’s not the party he grew up with.

Pesach Osina and Joey Cohen-Saban won New York State Assembly primaries in Queens and Brooklyn, citing concerns about their party’s direction amid rising antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the city.

Two Orthodox Jewish Democrats just won their Assembly primaries. One says it’s not the party he grew up with.

Two Orthodox Jewish Democrats won New York State Assembly primaries in Queens and Brooklyn this week, according to The Algemeiner. Orthodox voting blocs in those districts proved durable even as anti-Israel candidates won Democratic primaries elsewhere across the city the same night.

In Queens, Pesach Osina won the Democratic primary for State Assembly District 23 with roughly 60 percent of the vote, according to The Algemeiner. In Brooklyn, Joey Cohen-Saban advanced in…

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