The Forward

Why New York’s Sephardic Jews are more Zionist — and more wary of Mamdani — than their Ashkenazi neighbors

Differences between Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jews have come sharply into focus since Zohran Mamdani became mayor. In the greater New York City area, 10% of Jews identify as Mizrahi or ...
The New York Times

Cuomo and Mamdani Clash, Again, on Jewish Safety

Andrew Cuomo attacked Zohran Mamdani after 650 rabbis said Mr. Mamdani’s election would threaten Jews’ safety. Mr. Mamdani said he was being criticized because he could become the city’s first Muslim ...
The New York Times

Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another

The consensus that held them together for generations is breaking down. It’s a tense time in the Jewish family group chats. The consensus that held American Jewry together for generations is breaking ...
Los Angeles Times

How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel for New York mayor

NEW YORK — In choosing Zohran Mamdani as their candidate for mayor, Democrats in America’s most Jewish city have nominated an outspoken critic of Israel, alarming some in New York’s Jewish community ...