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Phylisa Wisdom

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Just vile Islamophobic hate that has no place in this city β€” and that makes Muslims, Jews, and all of us less safe.

03.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chag Purim Sameach and a freilichen Purim! To Jewish New Yorkers, may you have a joyful Purim, celebrating the courage, bravery and resilience at the heart of the holiday.

As many begin to celebrate Purim, the NYPD will be deploying additional resources to synagogues and cultural institutions across the five boroughs to help ensure a joyful and safe holiday.

Chag Purim Sameach and a freilichen Purim! To Jewish New Yorkers, may you have a joyful Purim, celebrating the courage, bravery and resilience at the heart of the holiday. As many begin to celebrate Purim, the NYPD will be deploying additional resources to synagogues and cultural institutions across the five boroughs to help ensure a joyful and safe holiday.

02.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 903 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7
Photo from @nycmayor on Instagram story.

The mayor, Zohran Mamdani is sitting in a mosque, holding a plate of hamantaschen and eating from it. It says next to his right hand:

"Iftar, Day 13"

Photo from @nycmayor on Instagram story. The mayor, Zohran Mamdani is sitting in a mosque, holding a plate of hamantaschen and eating from it. It says next to his right hand: "Iftar, Day 13"

This is NYC:
Iftar + Purim = @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social breaking the fast on hamantaschen 🎭πŸ₯°

Ah Freilichen Purim to us all!

03.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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β€˜I Just Want to Get Out of Here’: ICE Is Detaining Hundreds of Children

Liam Conejo Ramos was just one of the hundreds of heartbreaking stories of what children are facing in immigrant detention centers. Kids are getting sick, having panic attacks, and getting just an hour of education a day. It's unacceptable and must change.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

14.02.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Phylisa Wisdom, a progressive Jewish leader, to lead the Office to Combat Antisemitism.

Mazal tov to our friend and colleague @phylisawisdom.bsky.social !!!! forward.com/fast-forward...

04.02.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Phylisa Wisdom, a progressive Jewish leader, to lead the Office to Combat Antisemitism.

Wonderful news from NYC: We are thrilled to hear that @mayor.nyc.gov has selected @phylisawisdom.bsky.social to lead the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism!

04.02.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Phylisa Wisdom, a progressive Jewish leader, to lead the Office to Combat Antisemitism.

Big congrats to @phylisawisdom.bsky.social! Good news for NYC and the Jews πŸ™

04.02.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mazel tov to Phylisa Wisdom on being appointed to head the @mayor.nyc.gov Office to Combat Antisemitism. @phylisawisdom.bsky.social is the perfect person for the job. I’ve had the blessing to watch her lead @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social in many critical moments.

04.02.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Phylisa Wisdom, a progressive Jewish leader, to lead the Office to Combat Antisemitism.

There are many talented organizers charting a different course – an approach to keeping our community safe through solidarity, relationships, smart policy interventions, and universal civil rights. @phylisawisdom.bsky.social is a great choice and I suspect she too will champion that model. 9/9

05.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from β€œJewish billionaires” and a β€œJewish banking family,” another responds that he was a β€œsex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...

13.02.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 1986 πŸ” 675 πŸ’¬ 143 πŸ“Œ 175

Always a pleasure to talk to @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social!

13.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders? A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.

"β€œGod’s name is being desecrated through our sins,” Rabbi Amital wrote nearly five decades ago. β€œIs it possible to remain silent?!” Today, his challenge tragically rings just as true."

My words in the Forward today (appropriately on Rav Amital’s yahrtzeit)

forward.com/opinion/7575...

23.07.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 8

It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.

It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.

10.07.2025 00:28 πŸ‘ 17507 πŸ” 4729 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 120
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β€œSecret police” are your words, not mine. Seems like you’ve been giving them a lot of thought.

Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too.

What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.

09.07.2025 22:43 πŸ‘ 30119 πŸ” 6545 πŸ’¬ 1287 πŸ“Œ 419

This violence does nothing to help the Palestinian cause, but will raise tensions in NY and undermine the work being done to advance peace in Israel & Palestine. This senseless, antisemitic attack contributes to growing fears in Jewish communities in NY & throughout the country. 2/4

22.05.2025 15:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are shocked by the vile, antisemitic attack last night outside the AJC event at the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. 1/4

22.05.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dan Goldman: Democrats shouldn’t make antisemitic visa holders into β€˜martyrs’ The New York congressman said that his party needs to be focusing more heavily on the hostages, rather than the detentions of antisemitic campus activists

Supporting hostages & supporting 1st amendment is not either/or choice. Nor does one have to agree w/what a person says to believe they have right to say it--and to not be deported. Anyone committed to democracy & the Jewish people must reject such binaries.

jewishinsider.com/2025/05/dan-...

01.05.2025 23:10 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Correct from the president of Harvard

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

22.04.2025 00:49 πŸ‘ 6761 πŸ” 1505 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 24

JFNA and Eric Fingerhut attacking a statement from the Conservative & Reform movements & others, organized by JCPA, as not β€œmainstream”…. tells me that JFNA in fact is outside the mainstream.

This attack inspired me to make a gift to JCPA. Join me: jewishpublicaffairs.org/donate/

20.04.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Did the president come out with strong condemnation of this attack on a Jewish governor on the first night of Pass– what’s that? He gave a brief statement claiming the guy wasn’t a β€œTrump fan”? And then his admin went back to threatening students over β€œantisemitism”? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

15.04.2025 01:00 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Passover teaches us why Jews should stand with Mahmoud Khalil As Judge Jamee Comans has ruled Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, U.S. Jews celebrating Passover must think harder about what liberty means.

"I don't know how to read a story of deliverance from an unjust system w/o thinking of how my own country is...attempting to expel someone for their 'expected beliefs,' or of how this is being done in the name of Jewish safety"
For @forward.com on Moses & Mahmoud Khalil
forward.com/opinion/7119...

11.04.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I hope that at every single seder, as we contemplate and celebrate our ancient liberation story, we draw connections between what is being done in our names and what was historically done to us. None of this is about Jewish safety, none of this is okay.

11.04.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NYJA was proud to join this effort. May we go into Passover thinking about liberation for all people, and each of our roles in that.

11.04.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NO THANK YOU, Marco.

apnews.com/article/mahm...

10.04.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(🧡1/3) DHS can now deny immigration benefits -- including applying for visas and lawful residency -- based on whether or not the current administration thinks your social media activity aligns with *their* interpretation of antisemitism.

09.04.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism | USCIS Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying imm...

BREAKING: The Trump administration will begin screening immigrants’ social media for β€œantisemitism.”

This will NOT fight antisemitism.

This is simply using Jews as an excuse to move a cruel, anti-immigrant, authoritarian agenda.

We refuse to be used this way.

www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...

09.04.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 233 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8

Tonight we learned that it was indeed Andry, the gay man sent to El Salvador because of his β€œmom” and β€œdad” tattoos, who an American journalist saw sobbing as guards slapped him repeatedly and shaved his head.

He is an innocent. And Trump sent him to a torture prison.

Bring them back!

07.04.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 9709 πŸ” 3777 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 236
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Hands off this nuts cart just trying to cross the street!

05.04.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hands off! NYC

05.04.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story

03.04.2025 14:46 πŸ‘ 12541 πŸ” 5163 πŸ’¬ 240 πŸ“Œ 197