"A #socialist immigrant running for mayor on an anti-war, pro–working class platform divides New York’s Jews over whether his campaign, and potential victory, might stoke antisemitism. The year isn’t 2025, and the man isn’t #ZohranMamdani. It’s 1917, and Jewish labor lawyer #MorrisHillquit is running on the #SocialistParty ticket." #History #NYC #NewYorkCity #USPol https://forward.com/news/780430/zohran-mamdani-morris-hillquit-socialism-jewish/
A century before Mamdani, this Jewish socialist mayoral candidate divided NYC Jews

Jewish socialist Morris Hillquit ran on an anti-war, pro–working class platform for NYC mayor in 1917 and 1932.

The Forward