US EditionMamdani Appoints Phylisa Wisdom to Lead NYC Office to Combat Antisemitism
Phylisa Wisdom will coordinate city agencies and monitor antisemitic incidents as NYC faces a 57% share of hate crimes targeting Jews in 2025, police data show.
- On February 4, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani named Phylisa Wisdom executive director of the Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism, making her the mayor's point person to the Jewish community.
- Facing a spike in reported attacks, the administration selected Wisdom because Mamdani retained the office while revoking Adams-era orders and said it would pursue his commitment to address rising acts of hate.
- Wisdom brings a record as NYJA leader that drew Orthodox leaders' scrutiny due to her past work at Young Advocates for Fair Education, raising concerns about trust-building with Orthodox communities.
- The office Wisdom will run is tasked with monitoring antisemitic incidents and advising the mayor, amid last week's City Council task force formation and Mamdani's support for the $1.25 million Museum of Jewish Heritage funding.
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Mamdani taps progressive Jewish leader to head Office to Combat Antisemitism, sparking controversy
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pick to lead the Office to Combat Antisemitism in NYC sparked controversy on Thursday — drawing both criticism from those questioning the appointee’s suitability and strong endorsements from those welcoming the move. The mayor tapped Phylisa Wisdom to spearhead the city’s response to antisemitism, a scourge that has increased by nearly 182% last month compared to January 2025. While Wisdom led a progressive Jewish advocac…
The mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani appointed Thursday Phylisa Wisdom, figure of the liberal Jewish community of the city, to take the lead of the anti-Semitism bureau set up by his predecessor, announced the municipality.
The main Jewish organizations remained silent after the Jewish media reported that Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, appointed Phylisa Wisdom as the new head of the Mayor's Office to Combat Anti-Semitism.Read more
Major Jewish orgs mum as left-wing groups laud Phylisa Wisdom, named head of NYC Jew-hatred office
Brad Lander, a former New York City comptroller who is running for Congress and who has criticized Israel extensively, stated that Wisdom “is the perfect person for the job.” By JNS Mainstream Jewish organizations were silent after Jewish media reported that Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, named Phylisa Wisdom the new head of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism. Wisdom, executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, a progressiv…
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