Jewish Group Grand Slam New York City Mayor Nominee Mamdani mocks Hanukkah video

A Jewish advocacy group is blasting New York Democratic mayor nominee Zohran Mamdani for sharing videos mocking Hanukkah Jewish traditions on social media.

organize, Stop anti-Semitism, Says Mamdani posted the “sick” video to his X account last year. The video originally came from the Geeta Brothers Duet Group, a satirical and comedy duo dressed for the show in stereotypical Jewish costumes.

“Zohran Mamdani plays Jews to Indians, spins Draydel and illuminates the candlestick,” Stop Antisemism wrote in a statement about X.

The group added: “Our holidays and traditions are sacred, not for your comedy pleasure, Zohran Mamdani – it’s very sick.”

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Mamdani released the video in December 2024 with the title, “The Third Night of Hanukkah from Astoria and Long Island City”.

The video is derived from Geeta Brothers’ 2015 parody album “Punjabi Christmas Plose Hits”.

Posted by Mamdani On Christmas Eve, another video from the same album is based on “Dingdong Bell”.

He wrote at the time: “Merry Christmas for everyone.

Mamdani’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

From the outset, allegations of anti-Semitism sparked Mandani’s campaign. The self-proclaimed socialist, who repeatedly refused to recognize Israel’s right to survive as a Jewish state, supported the BDS movement against Israel.

“I believe Israel has the right to survive,” he said in a mayoral primary in June.

“As a Jewish state?” the host pressed.

“As a country with equal rights,” Mandani said.

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters at an election night party in Queens, New York on June 24, 2025. (Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago)

Later, in an interview with Fox 5, he explained that opposition to Israel was a Jewish state.

“I don’t want to support any state with religious or any other citizenship,” he said.

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Muslim Mamdani also faces criticism for refusing to condemn the phrase “globalization uprising.”

Liora Rez, founder of the suspensionism, thought last week that election of mayor Mamdani would be “disastrous” not only for Jewish residents, but would be the people living in the city.

“If Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor, it will have a disastrous impact on Jewish residents in New York City,” Rez told Fox News Digital. “And we will even take a step further, and New York City citizens will suffer greatly due to their very difficult position on socialism.”

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“I think people who are worried Zohran Mamdani “It is all rights to anti-Semitism. We can list dozens of examples of his past anti-Semitism and direct anti-Semitism,” Rez added.

Fox News’ Sophia Compton contributes to the report