A rabbi and longtime New Yorker says Mamdani's election has made him homesick for the great Jewish city that was.

NYC was built on "cultural pluralism," but the author feels new political rhetoric ignores the unique history of Jewish New Yorkers, especially their profound, hard-won connection to Israel.

Thirty-eight years ago, Bol Aweng and Jok Dau heard a sound that would change their lives forever. The two boys lived in Piol, a village in South Sudan. While feeding their families’ livestock one day ...