But today, Zohran Mamdani became the first socialist mayor of New York City. In New York at the turn of the century, Jewish workers created a secular, socialist, but specifically Yiddish world. “Where is the synagogue of our Jewish workers? In 1914, these neighborhoods sent Jewish socialist labor lawyer Meyer London to Congress. In 1920, five New York socialist assemblymen were expelled from office on accusations of disloyalty.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2026 10:21 UTC