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Michele Weiss, the mayor of University Heights, Ohio, (left) and Justin Brasch, the mayor of White Plains, New York. (Courtesy Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch via JTA)
January 7, 2026, 8:46 pm
As Zohran Mamdani takes office, two US cities see first-time Orthodox Jewish mayors
Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch are inaugurated in University Heights, Ohio, and White Plains, New York, respectively, pledging to improve life for all their constituents
By Grace Gilson
Screen capture from video of Harish Mayor Yitzhak Keshet, 2024. (YouTube)
April 21, 2025, 9:34 am
Harish mayor arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a number of women
Police suspect Yitzhak Keshet of assaulting several women, reportedly believe there may be more victims; other suspects also detained
By ToI Staff
Acting Tiberias mayor Boaz Yosef at a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, in petitions against the so-called "Tiberias law," on July 30, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 31, 2023, 12:09 am
High Court rules unanimously against mayoral election law that would benefit Deri ally
Judges say changes to cooling-off period for acting mayor must take effect only after next municipal poll; note legislation seemed ‘tailor-made’ to benefit Boaz Yosef
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 9, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)
July 27, 2023, 7:55 am
AG slams ‘flawed’ law benefiting Deri ally in Tiberias mayoral race
Baharav-Miara says law, frozen since last week, ‘sets legal situation backward,’ unfairly benefits incumbents, and should not be implemented at upcoming vote on October 31
By ToI Staff
Petah Tikva mayor Rami Greenberg on December 5 2017. (Rami Greenberg/ Wikipedia CC-BY-4.0)
August 18, 2022, 8:36 pm
Petah Tikva mayor released to house arrest amid bribery suspicions
Court rejects police request to ban Rami Greenberg from municipal duties for 45 days
By ToI Staff
Petah Tikva mayor Rami Greenberg on December 5 2017. (Rami Greenberg/ Wikipedia CC-BY-4.0)
August 10, 2022, 9:19 am
Petah Tikva mayor arrested on suspicion of bribery, fraud and breach of trust
Rami Greenberg detained along with municipality’s director-general and 2 businesspeople; attorney protests arrest on day of Likud primary
By Ash Obel and ToI Staff
General view of the Lahav 433 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod, on November 4, 2019. (Flash90)
July 11, 2022, 10:25 am
City mayor detained on suspicion of using extortion to oust opponents from jobs
Three aides also taken in, police say; municipal chief in central region suspected of withholding funding from organizations unless they fired his enemies and their family members
By ToI Staff
Louisville, Ky., mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg arrives to vote in the state's primary election, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. (AP/Piper Hudspeth Blackburn)
May 18, 2022, 5:49 am
Jewish candidate who escaped shooting clinches Democratic nod for Louisville mayor
Craig Greenberg beats out crowded field, promises to improve city safety, months after social justice activist opened fire at him but narrowly missed
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN
The delegation of Israeli mayors and municipal CEOs that visited New York from October 11-18, 2021. (Ohad Kab)
October 24, 2021, 1:09 am
Seeking to mend rifts, Israeli mayors go to NY to experience US Jewish diversity
On an October 11-18 trip to the Big Apple, 30 local leaders, including the mayor of the Arab city of Umm al-Fahm, engage in cultural exchange with Diaspora
By Danielle Ziri
Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 15, 2020, 9:54 am
Police apprehend 26 corruption suspects, including 3 mayors
Detainees, among whom are also 2 deputy mayors and owner of chain of schools, questioned over alleged intervention in official tenders in exchange for bribes
By ToI Staff
Hamdallah Hamdallah, mayor of the Palestinian town of Anabta in the West Bank. (Screenshot: YouTube)
February 16, 2020, 8:35 am
Palestinian mayor forced to quit for joining anti-Trump plan meet with Israelis
Hamdallah Hamdallah, mayor of Anabta in West Bank, accused of ‘normalization’ with Jewish state for attending Tel Aviv gathering opposing US’s new Mideast proposal
By ToI Staff
Signing the agreement on Jan. 24 between the American Jewish Committee and the US Conference of Mayors for AJC to host annual trips to Israel for US mayors (L to R): AJC CEO David Harris, Conference of Mayors CEO Tom Cochran, and Conference of Mayors International Committee Chair Nan Whaley, Mayor of Dayton. (US Conference of Mayors/ via Dayton Jewish Observer)
February 16, 2019, 3:42 pm
Mayors of US cities now have the option of joining an annual trip to Israel
The AJC has partnered with the US Conference of Mayors to host a yearly organized tour of the Holy Land focusing on hi-tech, education, culture and the Mideast conflict
By Marshall Weiss
A man holds voting notes of Jerusalem mayoral candidates Ofer Berkovich and Moshe Lion, during preparations for the upcoming second round of the Jerusalem municipal elections, at a warehouse in Jerusalem on November 11, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2018, 2:14 pm
New mayors, more women: 2018 local elections summed up
Turnout was low, turnover was high in Tuesday’s run-off; Hof Ashkelon Regional Council vote postponed due to Gaza rocket barrage
By ToI Staff
Claudia Sheinbaum of the "Juntos haremos historia" coalition party, gives her thumb up after casting her vote during the general elections in Mexico City, on July 1, 2018. (AFP/ Bernardo Montoya)
July 2, 2018, 2:44 am
Mexico City elects first-ever Jewish mayor, exit poll shows
Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum, allied with left-wing presidential candidate, projected to take helm of largest city in North America, also becoming first woman elected to post
By AFP and ToI Staff
Moshe Lion, candidate for the Jerusalem mayoral race, seen at a press conference in Jerusalem, July 22, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 1, 2018, 11:50 am
A would-be Jerusalem ‘unifier,’ Moshe Lion promises soccer fields for Arab kids
Mayoral candidate who lost to Nir Barkat last time also pledges to stem the outflow of young residents, and turn the capital into an ‘economic powerhouse’
By Marissa Newman
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