2025
- NYJA joins with other Jewish advocates to author a letter to Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul and rally at City Hall to urge them to stand against attacks on immigrant New Yorkers on 2/18. Coverage below:
- Trump’s crackdown on “antisemitism” is making Jews less safe – The New Republic, 3/11
- NYC mayoral candidates spar over antisemitism – Times of Israel, 4/3
- “Jews in New York are tired of antisemitism being politicized”– Politico, 4/29
- 4/25: NYJA joins with Jewish and Israeli New Yorkers to protest Israel’s far-right Kahanist Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir. Coverage below:
- Antisemitism emerges as NYC mayoral election issue – Gothamist, 5/9
- How a fight over antisemitism is shaping the mayoral race – WNYC (radio), 5/16
- Israel and Antisemitism Loom Large as Issues in the NYC Mayor’s Race – The New York Times, 5/19
- Zohran Mamdani could be New York’s next mayor. Here’s how Jews feel about him – JTA, 5/19
- Will Jewish voters decide the NYC mayoral election? – The Forward, 5/29
- Opinion: Calling balls and strikes on charges of antisemitism by NYJA Co-founder and Board Member Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Executive Director Phylisa Wisdom – City & State, 6/5
- Israel and antisemitism take center stage in New York’s mayoral race – Haaretz, 6/12
- For these New York Jews, neither Cuomo nor Mamdani is on the ballot – JTA, 6/19
- Jewish political organizers grapple with fallout from Mamdani’s NYC primary victory – Times of Israel, 6/27
- NYJA “understood that antisemitism and Israel and the whole region were on the agenda in a way that we’re really not accustomed to.” – AMNY, 6/30
- Coverage of the demonstration on 7/28 outside of the Israeli consulate in NYC, co-organized by NYJA calling for a surge in aid into Gaza, and end to the war, and the return of all hostages:
- “NYJA hosted a briefing for elected officials in August 2024 with hostage family members” – JTA, 9/30
- “Zohran Mamdani tries to reassure Jewish voters in NYC worried about his ascendance” – CNN, 10/4
- “Jewish New York’s Reckoning with Zohran Mamdani” – The Guardian, 10/26
- “How Mamdani built bridges to Jewish New Yorkers, from Williamsburg to Park Slope” – The Forward, 10/31
- This election has shown clearly that “Jews and Jewish voters are not a monolith” – CNN, 11/2
- “Jewish leaders begin outreach to incoming Mamdani administration” – Jewish Insider, 11/10
- “Inside Mamdani’s meeting with New York rabbis, as remain divided over him” – The Forward, 12/11
- Coverage of Mayor-elect Mamdani’s Inaugural Committee – Haaretz, 12/25
2024
- “Chuck Schumer called for elections in Israel. What did he hope to achieve?” – JTA, 3/15
- NYJA Executive Director Phylisa Wisdom is featured in New York Jewish week’s 36 to Watch in 2024 – JTA, 5/29
- “’Israelis Have Led the Way’: Why U.S. Jews Will Be Protesting Against Netanyahu During His Visit to D.C.” – Haaretz, 7/20
- Who is Brad Lander, who just jumped in the New York City mayor’s race? – JTA, 7/30
- What issues are Jewish voters thinking about as New York City’s mayoral campaign gets underway? – JTA, 12/10
2023
- “Zionism is democracy: Why we are marching in New York’s Israel Parade | Opinion” – Haaretz, 6/4
- “NYC mayor’s office rebuts critique that his Jewish advisory council overrepresents the Orthodox and men” – The Forward, 7/6
- “Phylisa Wisdom to head New York Jewish Agenda, 3-year-old progressive advocacy group” – JTA, 7/25
- “At a Tense Moment, Eric Adams Visits Israel in a Show of Solidarity” – The New York Times, 8/21
- “Inside Mayor Eric Adams’ atypical trip to Israel” – Politico, 8/22
2022
NYJA’s Event With Israel’s Minister Regional Cooperation, Esawi Frej – Times of Israel, 3/30
- NYJA Bring 55 Women Rabbis and Cantors to City Hall to Meet with NYC Mayor Adams, 5/19
Coverage Of Congressional District 10 Forum – 7/27
2021
- Matt Nosanchuk shares his reaction to the Biden-Harris Inauguration – NY Jewish Week
“Should candidates for office in NYC weigh in on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?” – The Forward, 5/19
- “Jewish groups push White House to help counter antisemitism. For Doug Emhoff, it’s personal” – NBC News, 5/29
- Analysis of NYJA and The Forward’s City Council Candidate Survey – The Forward, 6/15