Mamdani’s antisemitism chief pledges trust-building amid early skepticism
Phylisa Wisdom said in an interview that she aims to release a citywide plan before the High Holidays, drawing from competing definitions
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Fast Forward These major Jewish groups have sponsored the NYC mayor’s interfaith breakfast before. Not this year.
A pair of progressive Jewish groups are co-sponsoring the event, where Phylisa Wisdom is expected to make her first appearance as antisemitism czar
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Fast Forward Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism
The appointment comes amid a surge in antisemitic attacks and heightened scrutiny from Jewish leaders over strategy to confront antisemitism
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Fast Forward New York City Council pushes action on antisemitism, without Mamdani
Jewish lawmakers say they won’t wait for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to define the city’s response to rising antisemitism
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Letters Actually, many Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews support Mamdani
Recent reporting suggested our communities hold less nuanced political opinions than we do
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Politics Can Mamdani stop NYC’s Jewish comptroller from purchasing millions in Israel Bonds for the city?
Mark Levine has said he'll reinvest in the bonds, which the city held from 1974 through 2023
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News Why New York’s Sephardic Jews are more Zionist — and more wary of Mamdani — than their Ashkenazi neighbors
Different histories of exile and migration help explain why some Jews view Mayor Mamdani differently
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News Julie Menin wants to be a bridge in the Mamdani era
The city’s first Jewish City Council speaker says action combating antisemitism requires urgency
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