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NYC Jews cautious, others jubilant, following Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win

Major Jewish organizations issued a joint statement calling on the mayor-elect to govern with respect for the city's diverse views.

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's Jewish supporters hold posters as they gather outside the venue of an election night watch party, after Mamdani won the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 5, 2025.
(L-R:) US President Donald Trump; Zohran Mamdani

New York Jews voting for 'Jew-hater' Zohran Mamdani are stupid, Trump says in fiery attack

Leadership from The Jewish Agency, the Class Action Foundation, and the Administrator General

The Jewish Agency and Class Action Foundation Launches $18M Grant Program

People walk towards a polling site during early voting in the New York City mayoral election in Manhattan in New York City, US, October 27, 2025.

NYC mayoral election day looms in vote of consequence for city’s Jews


'It's like 1939': Israeli Jewish tourist suffers brain bleed after NY attack - interview

"I'm not afraid for myself, but I'm worried about my brothers," he told the 'Post'. "It was in the middle of Manhattan, middle of the city, in the middle of the day."

Israeli educator and lecturer in the IDF, Rami Glickstein, 59, suffered a vicious antisemitic attack while in New York.

Antisemitic graffiti defaces Sofia synagogue, fallen soldiers memorial in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Central Israelite Religious Council said that the graffiti, which painted "Free Palestine" over a fallen soldiers mural, was the latest of three vandalism attacks against Jews.

Bulgarian Jewish community members attend a pray during a commemoration ceremony paying tribute to the victims of Hamas' October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, on the first anniversary of the attack, at the Sofia synagogue on October 7, 2024.

Pope Leo XIV and Nostra Aetate still matter to the Jewish people, even 60 years later - opinion

The Church’s open respect for Judaism also opened wide the gates for interfaith dialogue with other religions over the last six decades since the release of the Nostra Aetate document.

Pope Leo XIV gives a blessing during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 29, 2025.

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Iran threatens Azerbaijan into cancelling European rabbi conference

The Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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We have your back: Mossad’s expose of IRGC urges stronger action against Iranian terror - editorial

The Mossad detailed a network that recruited foreigners and criminals, used covert communications, and sought to leave “no Iranian fingerprints.”

 Iranian spy in intelligence agency control room uses military tech to identify threats during Arab Israeli conflict. Mossad secret agent uses software to do war covert operations

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Sanders-backed Democrat who accuses Israel of 'genocide' has Nazi 'Totenkopf' tattoo

Graham Platner, a military veteran and Maine Senate candidate, faces backlash after revealing a Nazi tattoo and denying knowledge of its meaning.

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner sports a Totenkopf tattoo on his chest, in an archival video released by Platner himself. The skull-and-crossbones symbol is commonly associated with the Nazi SS.

Rabbi keeps eruv intact for 25 years in Manhattan, now he is using help from new sensors

Before every Shabbat, Rabbi Moshe Tauber drives around Manhattan to inspect the eruv. Now, new technology is making his sacred task easier.

Rabbi Moshe Tauber and wife Chaya Tauber drive up the West Side Highway while checking the Manhattan eruv, a boundary that permits observant Jews to carry items on Shabbat and Jewish festivals.

Directing ourselves inward: Striving for a heightened sense of Judaism - opinion

Post-October 7, we no longer need to virtue signal our support for folks who don’t share our core values – and are often literally calling for our extermination. 

A RALLY in support of Israel takes place near the UN as the General Assembly opens, in New York City last month. ‘Like so many Jews today, our collective sense of peril has left me feeling more Jewish than ever,’ says the writer.

Who is the 83-year-old Jewish activist that stars in Zohran Mamdani’s campaign ads?

Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign highlights 83-year-old Jewish activist Rosalind Petchesky, a key supporter whose activism with JVP and opposition to Israel has shaped his political rise.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference in New York City, U.S., September 3, 2025.