Jewish voters in Park Slope say they are ready for a change

Maya Kornberg, a Jewish Democrat running to unseat far-left city councilmember Shahana Hanif, said ‘the City Council is not the State Department and is not going to solve a conflict by passing a resolution’

By Matthew Kassel | Jewish Insider | January 28, 2025

An incident of antisemitic vandalism targeting a popular Israeli-owned restaurant in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn on Sunday morning sparked an outcry from the city’s elected officials, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Mayor Eric Adams, who condemned the attack that scrawled graffiti reading “genocide cuisine” and “Israel steals culture” while splattering red paint on the entrance.

For Jewish community members, the vandalism of Miriam, a beloved Middle Eastern eatery, was the latest instance of rising antisemitism fueled by the Oct. 7 attacks and Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza, contributing to a growing sense of unease that many Park Slope constituents feel their local representative has failed to address.

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