Leaders of mainstream Jewish groups are planning to snub Mayor Zohran Mamdani and reject invitations to his “Jewish Heritage” celebration at Gracie Mansion, saying Hizzoner’s Israel-bashing is unacceptable.
At least three high-profile Jewish leaders — including the the head of the group that runs the local Israel Day Parade — are skipping the event, citing the democratic socialist mayor’s fiery rhetoric against the Jewish State and other comments critics have bashed as antisemitic.
“We will not be attending the Jewish American Heritage Month celebration at Gracie Mansion being hosted by a mayor who denies a core pillar of our heritage — the State of Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people,” UJA Federation of New York, which calls itself the largest local philanthropy in the world. said in a statement.
Mark Treyger, the CEO Jewish Community Relations Council, is not attending either. The group organizes the Israel Day Parade, which is set for May 31.
