Showing posts with label Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 6, 2013

FJCC/COJO Of Flatbush Corruption Exposed

(L-R) Chuck Schumer cosponosor of congresses toeivah"marriage" bill, Helen Weinstein who voted for toeivah "marriage"5 times and to have teachers asking 11 year old girls to kiss one another 9 times!, and "askon" Leon Goldenberg (photo was used in Weinsteins press releases to get uninformed Jews to vote for her against a Orthodox Jew who was strong on all Jewish issues)

To see the video that this article is based on!

FJCC/COJO of Flatbush corruption exposed at their forum.

Since I'm writing this slightly less than 36 hours after the fact I'm sure your all wondering, how come we have not seen the video that appeared in our last story on the Jewish websites.  Or the fact that no Jewish reporter reported even in print on the heated Bris Milah debate that happened in the forum or Quinn's pushing her "perverse morality" by talking about her "wife".

Well first I was told by a witness that there was a man going around to reporters after the event and begging them not report on the event and specifically Erick Salgado.  One of the "reporters" that this man spoke to was Shimon Gifter, Gifter  recently removed a video from his youtube page that on Shimon Weiser specifically because it was on this blog. I had multiple reports by people that Leon Goldenbeg (who donated 4,950$ to the lesbian Christine Quinn) was visibly upset by the fact that Erick Salgado was there.  In fact someone high up in COJO even threatened to fire someone because Erick Salgado showed up "early" to the forum and got to say his opinions to the Jewish community. I've confirmed that it was Leon Goldenberg himself that "invited" Mr Salgado to show up after the event was supposed to be over (9:45) after the FJCC, and COJO rescinded their invitation.  The "jester of good will" only came after many Orthodox Jews made phone calls and sent Emails to COJO and the FJCC demanding that they put in the only candidate standing up for morality and the Jewish community's religious freedom and therefore is the only candidate with real rabbaniems support.

Since you may be wondering "where that video came from" ?
The answer is this came from a private video (so this will not come out on a video search) that's address was given to a gay blog (Queerty) that attacks everyone but BDB, and the lesbian Quinn.  The Queerty article was based on a Politicker article by Ross Barkan article that (?purposely?) misunderstood what Erick Salgado said and therefore the candidates response.
  • A mayoral candidate forum sponsored by Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition became a litmus test on which candidates would speak out for the LGBT community in the face of a hostile audience — and just as significantly, who would not.

    Erick Salgado, a minister who is a minor (to be charitable) candidate, started the chain of events during long-winded remarks in which he reminded the audience, which had significant representation from the Orthodox Jewish community that he believed that they were “persecuted.” As an aside, he threw in a remark about the other candidates. “They are marching here every year in the New York gay pride parade, they’re marching over here, trying to band together,” Salgado said. Needless to say, Salgado got a big hand for his comments

    Two other candidates followed Salgado and said nothing: Bill Thompson, the former city comptroller, and Anthony Weiner, the former Congressman and captain of his own crotch rocket. It took Bill de Blasio, the city’s Public Advocate, to call Salgado out;

    “First of all, I’m not sure exactly — Erick Salgado’s, your point before — I’m not sure exactly what you’re suggesting,” Mr. de Blasio said. “But I just want to say, I think as mayor of New York City it would be my job to protect the rights and needs of the Orthodox community and protect the rights and needs of the LGBT community.”

    This earned de Blasio boos from the audience and at least one cry of “shame.” To his credit, de Blasio kept at it, even though this was not the audience for his remarks. “This is a place for everyone and the government’s job is to protect everyone and their needs,” he said.

    Christine Quinn (pictured, above), who stands a good chance of becoming the city’s first openly lesbian mayor, weighed in as well, and forcefully. “You have to be a city where everyone gets to be who they are without ‘shame’ being screamed at them at an auditorium,” Ms. Quinn said, her voice rising. “Without somebody walking up to them on the street and attacking them, without somebody burning a mezuzah, without somebody, quite frankly, just two weeks ago walking up to a man in my district in Greenwich Village and shooting him in the face and killing him because he was gay.”

    So now we know who has the cojones to speak up for us. And his photos aside, it doesn’t look like Weiner, or like Thompson.
    Watch the whole thing yourself.
    By:           John Gallagher
    On:           Jun 5, 2013 

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Is The FJCC Afraid That Orthodox Jews Are Going To Vote For Erick Salgado?

All the Democratic candidates oppose school vouchers.
Erick Salgado Second from the Left
In a situation that makes the Jewish Press's corruption seems tame, The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, and COJO of Flatbush kicks the only candidate (Erick Salgado) with real rabbaniem's support from it's forum which is scheduled to take place tonight.  Besides just being being the only candidate in favor basic morality, he's also the strongest on MBP, and the only candidate in favor of vouchers and/or tax credits to yeshiva parents.

After saying that their only inviting "real" candidates, this past Thursday Erick Salgado was invited to the FJCC/COJO Mayoral Forum (See Email invitation on the bottom).  This past motzai Shabbos on Zev Brenner's radio program Josh Mehlman, and Avi Schick were on the show to discuss the forum.

Josh Mehlman, the chairman of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition said "only the major five Democratic candidates, that stand a chance to become the next mayor of New York City, will participate in Tuesday night’s mayoral forum on Jewish issues. Sal Albanese and Erick Salgado, were not invited due to the fact that they have not met the minimum criteria of being considered a viable candidate, at least according to public opinion polls."  He further added “Our community is best served if we take the candidates who’re most likely to win – the major candidates who have any shot on winning – and force them to confront the issues and address our concerns,”

While Josh Mehlman claims to be a talmid of the Mir his Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Avrohom Yaakov Nelkenbaum, said "there's no such thing as a long shot or not a long shot, if people do what their supposed to do the abishter helps"

Yesterday Erick Salgados's campaign confirmed with someone from COJO that Erick Salgado was invited to the forum.  Later in the day Mr Salgado was told that his invitation was rescinded.

Furthermore on Yeshiva World News Jacob Kornbluh wrote
  • While it was rumored that the remaining serious candidates – Sal Albanese and Erick Salgado – were invited in the last minute to participate, the organizers of the event deny that claim.

    In a conversation with YWN, Mr. Mehlman confirmed that only the five major candidates were invited, since the issues at stake are too serious to waste the time given for filibuster.

    “We have sent invitations to all of the candidates to meet with the members of our Coalition,” said Mr. Mehlman. “We intend to give all of the remaining candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision and plans to make New York City a better place to live in, and discuss with them their positions on the issues that are at great concern to our community.”
Email COJO sent to Erick Salgado inviting him to the forum

This whole scenario leads to a few questions
1.  Is The FJCC Afraid That Orthodox Jews Are Going To Vote For Erick Salgado?
2. Would Sal Albanese be invited if not for Erick Salgado?
3.  How can they invite a mesis umodiach like Quinn but not the only candidate who isn't against the Torah and has support of real rabbaniem?
4. Does the FJCC follow Daas Torah?
5. Is there any more corruption that we do not know about?
6. Is any other organization like agudah behind this corruption?

Who Is The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (FJCC)?

Psak Avi Schron violated when he donated money to Meng
This Year a "new" political group was formed, named the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (the FJCC). The main leader of this organization is Josh Mehlman, (COJO Board Member). Most of the leaders of this are connected to Agudah (at least 2 people have chaired Agudahs dinner Menachem Lubinsky, and Shimon Lefkowitz) and/or COJO (Leon Goldenberg) .  Many also have lousy records, in their support of terrible politicians

The Rest of the committee in formation of the FJCC is
Avi Schron (donated money to Grace Meng even though Rav Shmuel Kaminetzky and many other rabbanim asered it), Shimon Lefkowitz, Avi Schick (lawyer for the Working Families Party), Menachem Lubinsky, Chaim Scharf, Leon Goldenberg (donated $4,950.00 to the Lesbian Christine Quinn's campaign, he also publicly violated the psak of many rabbaniem by supporting Lew Fidler), Abish Brodt, Elly Kleinman, Peter Rebenwurzel, Chaskel Bennett (was one of the leading supporters of Helen Weinstein who voted for toeivah marriage 5 times and 9 times for a bill that led to teachers asking girls to kiss one another), Yechiel Landau, Yussie Zalmanowitz, Yanky Arem, Pinny Rand, Aaron Tessler, Dr. Simon Friedman, Rafi Treitel, Shmuel Kairy, Mendy Pomerantz, Yitzchok Fuchs, Lenny Wassner, Avrohom Poznanski, Ephraim Fruchthandler, Dudi Spira, Sruli Berger, Dr. Seymour Edelstein, Victor Shine, Ephraim Nierenberg, Avrohom Tikotsky, and Dr. Israel Zyskind.




Leon Goldenberg ignoring rabbaniem by supporting Lew Fidler