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New York City Launches Office to Combat Antisemitism

Mayor Eric Adams appoints Rabbi Moshe Davis to lead the initiative as hate crimes against Jewish residents surge to 60% of all incidents in 2025.

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New York Mayor Eric Adams testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the Capitol on March 5 in Washington. (Graeme Sloan/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Mayor Eric Adams establishes the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, a mayoral office dedicated to fighting antisemitism in all forms and keeping New Yorkers safe. City Hall. Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)

Overview

  • The Office to Combat Antisemitism, announced by Mayor Eric Adams, aims to address the sharp rise in antisemitic hate crimes in New York City since late 2023.
  • Rabbi Moshe Davis, Adams’ Jewish liaison for community affairs, has been named executive director of the new office.
  • An inter-agency task force will monitor hate crime prosecutions, propose legislative measures, and advise the city’s Law Department on related cases.
  • The office's first action will be forming a commission of Jewish leaders from across the city to oversee and guide its work.
  • Jewish residents, who make up 10% of NYC’s population, have been the targets of 60% of reported hate crimes in 2025, according to NYPD data.