Prominent NYC rabbis daughter accuses Mamdani of fueling antisemitism: Im sure many have buyers remorse
The daughter of a prominent rabbi whose Manhattan synagogue was swarmed by vile anti-Israel and antisemitic protesters last fall accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of fueling “Jewish hatred” in New York City.Karen Schneier Dresbach — who is executive vice president of the multi-faith Appeal of Conscience Foundation as well as the daughter of Rabbi Arthur Schneier of Park East Synagogue — said she believes some Jews who voted for Mamdani are having “buyer’s remorse.”“When you have a mayor of the city of New York, who continues to spew rhetoric … this just fuels Jewish hatred in our city,” Schneier Dresbach said Sunday on 770 WABC’s the “Cats Roundtable” program.Mamdani is a staunch critic of Israel.He supports the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against the country, refuses to recognize it as a Jewish state and has urged New Yorkers to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Manhattan next month during the United Nations General Assembly, accusing him of being a war criminal.She claimed Jews who voted for Mamdani have learned a harsh lesson.“To Jews who voted socialist and for Mamdani,… sometimes you learn the hard way.
What did they say in The Wizard of Oz? ‘Don’t pay attention to the man behind the curtain.’ … I’m sure many [Jews] have buyer’s remorse – certainly with regard to their votes for Mayor Mamdani,” Schneier Dresbach said.Schneier Dresbach said antisemitism has exploded after Hamas’ Oct.7, 2023 attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.In an example close to home, her father Arthur Schneier’s historic Upper East Side synagogue was targeted by menacing anti-Israel protesters last year.
The Holocaust-surviving 96-year-old, who founded the organization where Schneier Dresbach is executive vice president, told The Post last November that the protest left him shaken.“I don’t know how you expect a man to feel who saw his synagogue burn to the ground as a child and now ...