This article appeared in JTA, covering NYJA and other Jewish leaders’ letter to Mayor de Blasio after his offensive tweet condemning “the Jewish community.”
Dozens of Jewish organizations and Jewish leaders are unhappy with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and they let him know about it in an open letter.
The letter released Wednesday, published with all signatories by Jewish Insider, accused de Blasio of “scapegoating” the Jewish community in response to a large Hasidic funeral in Brooklyn on Tuesday night for a rabbi who had died of the coronavirus. Jewish Insider posted the letter, which included signers from across the denominational spectrum as well as some city and state lawmakers…