Satmar Aronim Flip-Flop in Williamsburg, Endorsing Adams For Mayor

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BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Two weeks after a rare display of unity in Satmar, which wholeheartedly threw its support behind Andrew Yang in the June 22nd primary, Williamsburg’s Aronim faction has broken ranks and reversed direction, publicly endorsing Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams as their first choice for mayor.

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The change was announced after midnight last night, reported The Forward (https://bit.ly/3x9MXQI). An ad on the front page of the Wednesday edition of Der Blatt showed a photograph of Adams meeting with Satmar leaders in Williamsburg, calling on readers to vote for Adams out of recognition of his long friendship with the local community, ranking Yang as their second choice.

A source within the Williamsburg community told VIN News that the change affected only Satmar’s Aronim. According to the source, the many Chasidic factions in Williamsburg and Boro Park, including Boro Park’s Satmar Aronim, who had previously named Yang as their first pick and Adams as their second in the ranked choice election, had not changed their endorsement and were still supporting Yang as their first choice candidate.

A spokesperson from the Yang campaign was not immediately available to comment on the matter.


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Just2Truth
Just2Truth
2 years ago

It’s a very delicate situtation when Yidden publicly endorse a candidate. If the candidate loses and another wins, the winner will know who endorsed and who didn’t. We’re all better off well-wishing all the candidates and privately advising followers of a sect or community to vote for a specific candidate, as Hishtadlus for the betterment of the Jewish community. Or abstain from politics entirely and wishing well the winner, and have Emuna and Bitachon that it’s best for the Jewish community.

kollelfaker
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kollelfaker
2 years ago

So what incentive did he promise them

Yaakov Doe
Yaakov Doe
2 years ago

Does anyone think that if elected either Adams or Yang will be able to differentiate between the 2 Satmar Kehillas ?

CBe
CBe
2 years ago

Seriously YWN? What’s with your hatred? What is wrong with your writers?

triumphinwhitehouse
triumphinwhitehouse
2 years ago

good move, Adams will win.

D. Fault
D. Fault
2 years ago

Firstly, politicians lately have learned to figure out who actually voted for whom, although between the two Satmars there may be some difficulty. Cuomo went after the frum communities with the lockdown when he found out that they actually voted Republican despite the Rabbonims’ outloud endorsement for him.

Secondly, The Aronim will knee jerk do the opposite of whatever the Zalmonim do.Therefore, the flip-flop is too be expected.

hashomer
hashomer
2 years ago

They ran to Adams when they woke up and saw Yang was a looooser. They only want to back the ‘winner’ so they can milk him for patronage and favors to them. No one thinks for themselves and votes their conscience- only follow the rabbonim…

moshe
moshe
2 years ago

To all the Andrew Yang supporters out there. He recently gave a speech in which he said he is *for* lowering the voting age to 16 and giving green card holders the right to vote. Let’s add this to his socialist agenda list.
-He is pro universal income
-He is anti bris milah (circumcision)
-He is pro open borders
-He says he will support the Yeshiva system until he wont
-He double masks outdoors in his ads
-His young children are in masks outdoors in his ads
*Andrew Yang is not a candidate whose policies are good for anyone but he is particularly toxic to the Frum Yidden who he is currently pandering to*
Please send this to anyone who is promoting him as the candidate to back. He has socialist policies and he is up front and clear as day about them.
Minute 29:54 to hear him talk about the voting issue
https://youtu.be/Rv9vDqCwKx4

fyi
fyi
2 years ago

It is going to be a run off, but Maya Wiley is catching up and she has a lot of money. SHE IS POLLING SECOND. WE MUST GO OUT AND VOTE IN FULL FORCE! ANIMAL RIGHTS PEOPLE ARE GOING AFTER WANG. DO NOT BE COMPLACENT!!!!

Mindy Sirkis
Mindy Sirkis
2 years ago

Adams has it made with Satmar money. Fools

moshe
moshe
2 years ago

Eric Adams is an ANTI-SEMITE. Yang is an ANTI-SEMITE. They both HATE Jews and Israel. Don’t be a fool. Don’t vote for another murderer Cuomo, DeBozo or Dinkins! Vote REPUBLICAN. They LOVE Jews! Vote Curtis Sliwa for NYC mayor and Andrew Guliani for NYS!

ANONYMOUS
ANONYMOUS
2 years ago

CURTIS SLIWA A TRUE PROVEN FRIEND OF JEWS, OVER THE LAST 30 PLUS YEARS.

VOTE FOR CURTIS SLIWA ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE, COME NOVEMBER !!!

Conservative Carl
Conservative Carl
2 years ago

Ranked choice voting means that everyone can vote for both, each in the order of their choice.

True Yid
True Yid
2 years ago

I was always wondering why should all chareidim vote for the same candidate how can we gamble if he loses??? In my opinion they did the right think at least one big community will vote for Adams and if he wins they will make sure to get benefits for us all
Don’t you all know that the askonim working hand by hand behind close doors….

Torah Jew
Torah Jew
2 years ago

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