Increasing Concerns Among Jewish Residents in New York

Jewish residents in New York are increasingly feeling targeted by antisemitic or anti-Israel actions. This sentiment is compounded for some by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s policies to move the city away from Israel.

In a recent gathering, supporters of Israel rallied outside a Brooklyn synagogue. This event, captured in a photograph by Andrew Lichtenstein, illustrates the heightened tensions.

For business owners like Hila Ashkenazi, who has flown Israeli and American flags over her bagel shop in Queens for 25 years, the situation feels different now. Ashkenazi recalls a time when the community appreciated her establishment’s Jewish character.