Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer
City Council District 5
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Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer is the Councilman for the 5th District of Baltimore City.
Councilman Schleifer is a lifelong resident of the 5th District and currently serving on the City Council since 2016. Councilman Schleifer is the Chair of the Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee and serves on both the Health, Environment, and Technology Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
It’s a shame that a coordinated disinformation campaign and antisemitic rhetoric chased away a great revenue-generating project that would have met a critical community need — a beautiful, state-of-the-art assisted living facility creating hundreds of local jobs.
Instead, the City will now spend $2,832,134.33 of taxpayer money to purchase a vacant, crime-plagued property at Grove Park Elementary School, 5545 Kennison Ave. That’s 5.17 acres that could have been thriving with investment and opportunity — now another costly liability for Baltimore.
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Baltimore to pay Maryland more than $3.3 million in debt on permanently closed schools
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Baltimore will pay the state of Maryland more than $3.3 million to free itself from the financial burden created by three permanently closed schools.3 CommentsComment on Facebook
Councilman Isaac Yitzy Schleiferwhy is January the first meeting you have are you jiving my guy
Any comment on your girl Senator Dalya Attar
hmmmm.... anti-semetic rhetoric? As a politician I think if you are going to make such incendiary statements, you should also have to explain it. Because something doesn't go in a particular fashion for a particular person..... no matter how good the idea seems... doesnt make it anti-semetic. maybe the community just didn't want it. if we worried about saving tax prayer funds.... maybe we should stop wasting all that overtime paying cops to park at every corner while they are being casted in this psyops disguised as community protection in only frum areas. How you the public safety guy... and you haven't found a way to secure that crime ridden building. if the area is unsafe... why would you put an assisted living place there. make it make sense
Tonight I introduced Resolution 25-0035R: Safekeeping and Storage of Baltimore City Wills.
If there’s a will, there’s a way! But without one, many families lose their way, left uncertain about their loved one’s assets, final wishes, and who will receive what.
Our courthouse is over 125 years old, and its aging infrastructure is vulnerable to water leaks, electrical fires, and other hazards. If G-d forbid a disaster were to strike, more than a century’s worth of wills could be lost, impacting hundreds of thousands of Baltimore residents.
Although the Register of Wills operates as a state / city partnership, it’s imperative that immediate steps be taken to ensure both short term protections and long term preservation plans are in place. Baltimore families deserve the peace of mind that their loved ones’ final wishes will be protected for generations to come. ... See MoreSee Less
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And i co-sponsored it.
Thank You I Believe This Resolution (Will) Be Very Helpful
Councilman Yitzy is always looking after the betterment of the people, that is what makes him great. Thank you for this.
can those documents be scanned to be stored electronically!, saves space as well
This needs to be modernized!
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So happy and relieved that the hostages are finally home and that we’re seeing the first real steps toward peace in the Middle East.
Yet the silence from the “ceasefire” and pro-Hamas crowd is deafening.
Where are the rallies and posts celebrating freedom?
They demanded Israel stand down after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, yet can’t find their voices now that innocent lives are saved.
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Says the politician who supported the sale of Palestinian land at a Pikesville event during the violence.
Thank you Councilman Isaac Yitzy Schleifer !!!!! 💙🤍
💯 well said.
Join with us 1 more time this Sunday morning.
Well Said 🙏🙏
Thank you
How so very sad but certainly not shocking, to read such vile hatred for Israel and the Jewish people. I am sure these “compassionate souls” are so well educated and have been to Israel, had traveled to Gaza before (to see peace loving Jews who had no idea how their “Arab friends” would soon slaughter them) and after October 7 (to bear witness to this slaughter), and offered the same “compassion” to those Jews slaughtered on October 7. Very sadly, war is brutal and has consequences. Wars will always be inevitable when we see such hatred flowing within such uneducated and/or hateful people as displayed here; the Holocaust, October 7, and the legacy of the Jewish people throughout history. As Palestinian-American humanitarian activist Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib writes, compassionate frauds always show who they are when it comes to Israel and the Jewish people. History just repeats itself. We will always pray for Good to overcome Evil and Good will always win with G-d’s help. Councilman Schleider, please keep showing compassion to all your peace loving constituents and your proud history. Harry
I’m truly stunned by your inability to recognize the humanity of the people of Palestine.  May your eyes see and your heart feel.
hmmm....as a representative of a district, maybe this should be on a non official type page. Not everyone in your district agrees with the policies and practices of the Israeli government. Being anti genocide doesn't mean anyone is pro-hamas and that's unfair that you conflate the two. If you are so Pro Genocide, we really need to find someone who's views are a little more neutral when it comes to your official duties. I've met several people within the community that are not so pro-zionist. as a matter of fact...how much does the city pay for all these police standing on corners and the establishment of a mobile command center. Do your Christian constituents get this kind of coverage on Christmas and Easter? this psychops that you guys are running on the community cost the city too much money!!!!! Please...address issues in your district before you start slamming people. none of this has anything to do with Baltimore.
I suspect there will be more celebrating IF israel actually lets aid in. They are already threatening to minimize it until they get all their dead people back, starving more children. Most of us do not trust israel to live up to promises. They meanwhile continue to take over the west bank.
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Two years later, the silence from those who should be speaking out is louder than ever and even more painful. ... See MoreSee Less
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Councilman Schleifer’s Statement on his “NO” vote on the nomination of Dr. Michelle Taylor as Baltimore City Health Department Commissioner:
I appreciated meeting with Dr. Taylor, but actions speak louder than words. After the disastrous firing of the previous Health Commissioner, Baltimore cannot afford another misstep.
When the Baltimore Police Department Commissioner was nominated, he was required to hold seven public town halls at a time when Baltimore was losing over 300 lives a year to homicide. That transparency led to proven results; crime is now at historic lows. Meanwhile, the opioid epidemic is taking more than 1,000 lives in our city each year. Dr. Taylor initially committed to three public town halls, only to backtrack at the request of her “bosses.” The opioid crisis demands urgency and transparency, not broken promises before day one. In this business, your word is everything, and that word was broken. ... See MoreSee Less
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Treat your mother right, she can birth you
Come on yitz how are you control and you not human controlling humans
For example you leave the junkies out here to terrorize our people pleases stop you are ruining us mentally with your policies and you don’t know our thinking patters
You do know that the policies you are putting in are going against e plurbis unum