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(Jewish Group) How the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis won re-election
Jacob Frey, the Jewish mayor from Minneapolis, breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday as he was declared the winner in a tough re-election bid after a rocky first term in which he gained national attention over issues related to police reform.
In his victory speech, Frey attributed his win to the support from a diverse coalition of Black, Somali and Latino voters.
The city’s Jewish population, which makes up about 22,200 households, didn’t publicly back Frey, who is a member of the Reform community.
“I have spent more time in Black churches working directly with pastors over this past year than I have spent in any synagogue,” Frey said in a recent interview with the Forward.
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