In New York City, we are witnessing the liberal betrayal of the Jews

Dear Friends,

It’s official: New York City has elected Zohran Mamdani—an avowed socialist, anti-Zionist, and terror apologist—as its next mayor.

That such a man could rise to power in the most Jewish city in America is a sobering sign about the state of the American left—and about how confused so many Americans who view themselves as progressive and tolerant have become.

How did we get here? How did the same liberalism that once defended Jewish life and liberty turn into a source of hostility and confusion?

In her powerful four-part lecture series “The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews,” Professor Ruth Wisse answers that question with unmatched insight.

She traces how liberal ideals have been twisted into self-destructive politics, and how those ideas have paved the way for figures like Mamdani. The language of human rights and tolerance has been weaponized against the Jews and the Jewish state, and now New York City is leading the way.

Professor Wisse also shows why liberal societies are uniquely vulnerable to anti-Semitism, how Holocaust education has sometimes been perverted, and what a renewed Jewish political vision must look like.

Watch “The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews” today.

All the best,

Avi Snyder
Senior Director, Tikvah Ideas