In 2022, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) privately begged a local Jewish leader in Westchester County for any photographic evidence of the two of them together so he could “show the world I’m friends with Jewish People,” Jewish Insider’s Matthew Kassel reported on Tuesday. This comes as Bowman, a member of the progressive “Squad” who is currently polling behind primary challenger George Latimer, is facing extensive criticism for his handling of issues surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, in a district with a substantial Jewish population. “The Jewish leader, who described the exchange on the condition …