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Blacks, Jews Denounce Patrol; Sliwa’s Coming To Town

by Paul Bass | June 14, 2007 7:22 AM
Posted to Local Politics

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Jewish and black Christian leaders (including Rabbi David Avigdor and Minister Donald Morris, pictured) united against a new armed patrol in the Edgewood neighborhood launched by an influential yeshiva — as patrol organizers reported a dozen new volunteers and prepared for a visit by Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa.

Two days after the announcement at the Yeshiva of New Haven, the patrol continued to spark controversy in town Wednesday.

Click here to continue reading the Independent’s story.

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