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The Jewish Paradoxes of Zohran Mamdani

What does Zohran Mamdani’s rise reveal about the shifting power, politics, and identity of New York City’s Jews?

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, right, and Attorney General of New York Letitia James walk in the NYC Pride March, June 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

What does Zohran Mamdani’s rise reveal about the shifting power, politics, and identity of New York City’s Jews?

As New York stands on the verge of electing its first anti-Zionist mayor, on Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer and political strategist Howard Wolfson explore what happens when the Jewish community, who once defined New York’s political center of gravity, finds itself on the outside looking in.

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