Ground Zero, Mamdani and ‘Jewish Memory'
If Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York, Daniel Libeskind would like to bring him to Ground Zero and tell him a thing or two about tolerance. 'He's clearly not someone to trust when it comes to his relation to Jewish issues,' Mr. Libeskind says. 'I am worried if he's elected.'
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