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‘I’d rather be envied than erased’: NY Rabbi says Israel gives Jews power - interview

Rabbi Marc Schneier sat down with The Media Line to discuss antisemitism, Israel’s changing place in the world, and the political shifts reshaping Jewish life in New York and beyond.

RABBI MARC SCHNEIER attends the 2016 Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces Gala at The Waldorf Astoria on March 15, 2016 in New York City.
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves to his supporters after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 4, 2025.

Rent freezes, Gaza politics: what Mamdani's victory means for New York

New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani celebrates during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York on November 4, 2025.

Jewish NYC vote breakdown: 63% for Cuomo, 33% for Mamdani in mayoral race

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 4, 2025.

Mamdani: 'We will build a city hall that does not waver in fight against scourge of antisemitism'


Satmar Ahronim rift: Leaders endorse Cuomo after another backs Mamdani

Following the endorsements, both Cuomo and Mamdani responded, thanking the community's leaders and promising to make New York better for all.

Satmar Jews walk in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on December 16, 2023.

Obama calls Mamdani, praises campaign ahead of November 4 NYC mayoral election

Former US president Barack Obama phoned New York mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, offering support and guidance ahead of the November 4 election.

 Former US president Barack Obama listens to speakers on a panel at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, Illinois, US. December 5, 2024.

NYC Jews would back Cuomo over Mamdani if Sliwa drops out - poll

Ahead of New York's upcoming mayoral election, polls conducted by Marist University and Quinnipiac University gauged the attitudes of Jewish New Yorkers.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo gestures toward Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani during the second NYC mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Queens, October 22, 2025.

NYC’s Eric Adams condemns anti-Israel art exhibit: ‘Activism is not an excuse for antisemitism’

The exhibit, which was displayed on Sunday, was “unsanctioned by Governor’s Island” and was taken down a few hours after it was installed, Adams said.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers an address in City Hall on Oct. 30, 2025.

NYC Jewish women complain mayoral election forces choice between feminism and religion

Blima Marcus, an Orthodox nurse in Brooklyn, wrote on Facebook that she had abandoned an earlier promise not to vote at all and would cast a ballot for Cuomo if she can make it to the polls.

Jewish women casting their votes in the New York City mayoral election face a choice between their priorities as Jews and as women.

I won’t vote for Democrats who backed Mamdani, and I know I’m not the only one - opinion

Mamdani claims not to be antisemitic, only pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel, and his above-listed supporters assist him in threading this particular noxious needle.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) react on stage during a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025

NYC Jews consolidating around Cuomo in mayoral race, instead of Mamdani, Quinnipiac poll finds

A new Quinnipiac poll shows 60% of New York City’s Jewish voters support former governor Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming mayoral race, following a shift in voter sentiment after Eric Adams dropped out.

Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani participate in a mayoral debate, in New York, U.S., October 16, 2025.

No to Mamdani: Vote for Andrew Cuomo rather than antisemitism and anti-Zionism - opinion

Not voting for Cuomo – the only realistic alternative to Mamdani – is voting against every innocent slaughtered, raped, maimed, and traumatized on October 7.

ANDREW CUOMO speaks at a news conference. ‘I’ve never endorsed an American political candidate from these pages... but these are not normal times,’ says the writer.

Massive turnout in first days of early voting in NYC mayoral race as new poll shows tighter contest

Over 223,000 New Yorkers cast votes in the first three days of the mayoral election, with voters aged 55 and older accounting for over half of weekend turnout.

A dog waits as people take part in early voting at a polling center in the Manhattan borough of New York during early voting for the upcoming mayoral election, on Oct. 27, 2025. The city's soaring cost of living, perhaps more than any other issue, has propelled the unlikely Democratic socialist cand

Mamdani a 'disaster': Dov Hikind switches NYC mayoral endorsement from Sliwa to Cuomo

Dov Hikind shifts his NYC mayoral endorsement away from Curtis Sliwa, warning that only Andrew Cuomo could defeat a potentially disastrous Zohran Mandani.

Independent candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani before participating in a mayoral debate, in New York, U.S., October 16, 2025.