Torah Persepctive
Rabbi Yosef Farhi Answers: Should Jews Leave New York After Mamdani Becomes Mayor?
Jew-hating Mamdani has just been chosen as Mayor-Elect of New York City. With rising antisemitism and an upcoming mayor who despised Israel (and makes no effort to hide it), should Jews flee to New York?
Standing in front of a Holocaust cattle car at Yad Vashem, I need to tell you why fleeing America might be the worst decision you make.
Some rabbis are saying "get out now." Anti-Semitism is rising. It feels like 1930s Germany.
But I had a student who ran from South Africa to LA, from LA to NYC, from the Twin Towers to the riots, danger followed her everywhere.
Here's what they're not telling you:
Why today is NOTHING like pre-WWII Germany.
What really keeps Jews safe (it's not geography).
The WWI mistake that's about to repeat and destroy communities again.
Why even moving to Israel can backfire terribly.
The question isn't where to run. It's whether you're asking your rabbi the right question.