The calls and texts started pouring in well before the race was even called. Friends, colleagues, rabbis, and former students — people who rarely agreed on anything — shared the same sense of shock.
Jewish leaders reacted with a mix of chilliness, optimism and resolve after state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, coasted to victory in New York City’s mayoral election.
There are songs that make us want to dance — and then there are songs that touch the heart and make us think. Yacov Young’s ...
For some Jewish New Yorkers, like Richard Siegel, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory is concerning. “I’m trying to make sense of it. It’s a little alarming,” he said. “It feels alienating to know ...
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York’s next mayor exposed a deepening rift between traditional Democratic Jewish voters and younger progressives — one that could reshape ...
The president and chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations respond to the election of an anti-Israel candidate. The ascendance of Zohran Mamdani stunned many Jewish New ...
They’re preparing for a Mamdani administration lox, stock and barrel. Jewish New Yorkers are arming themselves before an anti-Israel “mayor who despises us” takes the helm of New York City, several ...