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I got a signed photo of Lowenstein. It’s worth a lot of money. He was murdered by one of his own groupies.

18 posted on 10/08/2007 7:51:57 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))

Lowenstein was effectively killed by two things:

A. Redistricting. The Fourth District lost SE areas of Queens (Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, Rosedale, etc.), which at the time were in considerable racial transition (from Jewish/Italian/German to black). After 1970, it became an all-Nassau district. All the Dem votes in the Five Towns couldn't hold up to the pubbie votes in Garden City, Franklin Square, Rockville Centre, etc.

B. The backlash against bussing and Lowenstein's antiwar stance.

20 posted on 10/08/2007 7:57:43 PM PDT by Clemenza (Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)