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Jews have warm feelings for Spitzer’s successor
BY: BEN HARRIS JTA
Barely two days after news broke that Eliot Spitzer had consorted with a prostitute in a Washington hotel room and before the New York governor had announced his resignation, Jewish leaders already were kvelling over his successor, Lt.-Gov. David Paterson.
“He's great,” said New York state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who represents predominantly Orthodox Jewish areas in Brooklyn.
Hikind told JTA he considers Paterson his closest friend in Albany.
“You know what I would call him? The ultimate mensch," Hikind said.”
Paterson will become the first black governor of New York and the first legally blind governor in the country when he takes over Monday. He is said to be the polar opposite of Spitzer, who resigned Wednesday in the aftermath of the sex scandal.
Spitzer was known as a pugnacious and often ruthless politician. Paterson is described as easygoing and amiable. The Harlem Democrat is part of a coalition to combat racism and anti-Semitism.
“He's great,” said New York state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who represents predominantly Orthodox Jewish areas in Brooklyn.
Hikind told JTA he considers Paterson his closest friend in Albany.
“You know what I would call him? The ultimate mensch," Hikind said.”
Paterson will become the first black governor of New York and the first legally blind governor in the country when he takes over Monday. He is said to be the polar opposite of Spitzer, who resigned Wednesday in the aftermath of the sex scandal.
Spitzer was known as a pugnacious and often ruthless politician. Paterson is described as easygoing and amiable. The Harlem Democrat is part of a coalition to combat racism and anti-Semitism.
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