An Open Letter to Mayor Zohran Mamdani
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Your lies and hatred say nothing about the Jewish people, but they certainly say a great deal about you.
Dear Ms. Owens,
I am the grandchild of Holocaust survivors. I didn’t learn about hatred from a textbook, I watched it unfold in real life with my grandmother who lived in our home. I watched her suffer every single day from PTSD and depression. I saw her distrust in everyone around her.
Her fear didn’t end when the war ended. It was carried home, passed down, and absorbed quietly by the next generations. Antisemitism is not abstract for me. It’s personal and ongoing.
Your recent statements, in which you promoted false claims about Jews controlling the transatlantic slave trade and spreading conspiracies about individuals like Ben Shapiro and the State of Israel, are deeply concerning. These are not harmless opinions; they are echoes of centuries-old lies that have fueled discrimination, harassment, and violence against my community.
You say that the Jews control everything. Was that true when my grandfather hid in the forests protecting his family and others from murderous Nazis? Was it true when my grandmother was placed in a concentration camp for the simple crime of being Jewish? Were my grandparents in control when they celebrated their wedding in the mess hall at the Displaced Person's camp wearing recycled wedding gown and suit, daring to build a family even though they had absolutely nothing?
My grandparents, Helen and Joseph Wasserman, seated second and third from the left in the front row, in the mess hall in the DP Camp
Ms. Owens, who was in control when Jews were massacred on October 7th or more recently on Bondi Beach? Who is in control when antisemitic events rise throughout the world?
By sharing these fallacies, you are fanning the flames of antisemitism. Today, nearly half of American Jews report avoiding at least one ordinary behavior, not attending events, not wearing visible symbols, not posting online, because of fear. After the Hamas attacks in 2023, 78% of American Jews said they felt less safe in the United States itself. Antisemitic incidents rose 139% from 2022 to 2023. This is not paranoia. The data reflects this reality, and you are contributing to this unbridled Jew hatred.
Antisemitism often doesn’t first appear as violence. It starts with words, lies, and insinuations. It’s being told, “That’s not really antisemitic.” It’s being expected to justify your existence, or watching hatred dismissed as politics. It’s hearing claims rooted in centuries-old propaganda, like those you cited, repeated in public forums.
But history shows how quickly words can escalate into actions. Six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust because others decided they were different, dangerous, and deserving. Lies can be lethal.
Ms. Owens, I do not expect you to change, but your words will not change me either. I will not hate, as you claim all Jews do. I will do my best to be a light unto the nations—through learning and teaching, through acts of kindness and justice, through building rather than destroying. I will continue to live openly as a Jew.
We are a people shaped by memory and survival, who have endured exile, persecution, and loss, yet have continually chosen life. Across history, the Jewish people have helped shape ethical thought, advanced medicine and science, enriched culture and literature, strengthened education, and stood at the forefront of humanitarian efforts. We build families and communities, establish institutions, heal the sick, pursue knowledge, and strive to repair the world.
Even as you project your hate onto us, we continue to contribute, to create, and to hope, affirming through our lives that resilience, morality, and compassion are stronger than prejudice. Your words cannot erase our history. We will continue impacting the world with resilience and love.
Your lies and hatred say nothing about the Jewish people, but they certainly say a great deal about you.
All she cares about is making money, actually that is her agenda history and proof do not exist for her .. She lives in a world of conspiracy only lies and more lies.She'll step on anyone to get it 'she even married for it She isn't smart she thinks she can get away with this atrocious behaviour Her downfall will be like all those who hated the Jews; history has proved this. As a proud Jew I know the truth and how much we contribute to the world. and will continue to do so.All the prophecies have come true so we need patience and Hashem will redeem us
Tha k you for your wisdom and grace. I was moved by both. There are other people groups around the world who are attacked and vilified. We can all learn fom you how to address such injustice in ways that inspire hope and courage
RAE
Candance Owen has lost her mind and I think she is doing this to make money on her antisemitism. I don’t think she even believes her vile lies, which makes her propaganda even more evil. I’m praying that she snaps out of it. In the meantime, we should ignore her idiocy. Conspiracy theory people are uneducated in the areas of real history, science and common sense and they lack true faith!
Owens changed after she married some guy with his views. I read that she might be getting $ from suspicious sources. Could be foreign maybe. I also think she is jealous of the Jews who built a great country like Israel that her people never did and never will.
That was inspirational. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you
Undoubtedly African-Americans suffered oppression and much cruelty under slavery in early USA and probably for decades after slavery abolished. Most slave owners were her fellow Christians. No-one, not even this woman, can deny the millennia of persecution and murder the Jews suffered, but they have still managed to rise to the top in so many fields. For a variety of reasons, but mostly because education and literacy were not available nor valued, freedom for African-Americans has not meant they excell in a variety of fields of endeavour. If this woman represents their best, there is no hope. Perhaps giving more air-time to the entertainers and sports men and women of her people would be more inspirational.
A thousand times YES! I believe that the Jewish people are so hated because they are the best proof that God is real.
Why do ya'll give this woman so much exposure? She is small potatoes in the overall plot of talking heads.
Simply saying, that they is one sect of Diaspora of Jews is unrealistic & Prejudice
Very well said. Candace is evil hidden behind human flesh. Her bigotry has no end. I honestly don’t understand how she can call herself a Christian. Not all of us hate Jewish people. Not all of us carry this hatred in our hearts. Not all of us condone her behavior or the actions of her followers.
Shalom, Candace is NOT Christian. She has NO LOVE IN HER HEART FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE. The way I see her is, that she wants attention in a negative way. Look at the way that she attacked Mrs. Macron, the First Lady of France. How dare she do such a thing? She has no love for anyone. Then she dared to say negative awful things about Erika. Her first job was with Ben Shapiro, a Jewish man who opened his doors for her to start to be seeing. Is she grateful to him? Now she is daring to say negative things about the Jewish people. Who is this woman? The way that I see her, she is wickedly evil.
Owen’s has adopted lies and hate as her trademark. I can’t explain why or how - unless she had a lobotomy.
Well said
Perfect. Am Yisrael Chai!
Great article.
Horowitz was a brainwashed fool to have platformed her.
It was the Daily Wire (Ben Shapiro0 that platformed her, not Front Page Magazine by David Horowitz. When she got really crazy, she was de-platformed.
You’re wrong. Horowitz introduced her to the world when he gave her microphone time at a restoration weekend event. From there, Prager picked her up. It was Horowitz who discovered her in the first place. It was Horowitz who platformed Ben, too. End of story. It’s the Jewish obsession with blacks at work and it’s an ongoing disaster.
GREAT!
I used to absolutely love Candice Owens. Those days have been over for quite some time. I honestly believe she has had a mental breakdown. I no longer listen to anything she says. I hope she can find help and peace. God bless Israel and all its people!
I agree 100 %with everything you said, and proud of you
We Jews have our own messiah called the Moshiach, Jews don't worship people we only worship G _ d/ Hashem, according to Judaism worshipping anyone besides G _d/ Hashem is idol worship which is against the 10 commandments
You nailed it!
So proud of this open letter, writen with the honesty, strength & conviction that is needed at this juncture.
Congratulations on your powerful open letter to Candace Owens. Your personal account as a grandchild of Holocaust survivors brought profound authenticity and emotional weight to the response, making the enduring pain of antisemitism impossible to ignore. By courageously confronting these harmful lies and conspiracies head-on, you have taken a vital stand against the spread of hate. History teaches us that normalizing or silencing such hatred is never good for the Jewish people—or for any society—and your words serve as a timely and inspiring reminder of that lesson. Thank you for shining a light in these challenging times and embodying resilience and hope.
Candace Owen's has a mental problem. I don't say this simply because I disagree with her. In fact, I used to respect her opinion. But lately she has come forward with a slew of the most outrageous conspiracy theories on every possible subject!
She simply is not acting in a sane way. I suspect something is sadly amiss with this lady.
Just wondering...
If you have a problem with Candace then you are anti-American
Why would it make me anti-american? You obviously love Candace.
Loving America and Candance Owen is two separate things, I don't love haters because first they will hate Jews/ Israel and then others, in the past the Holocaust started with Jews and then everyone else got targeted, and there is a whole list who the Nazis ( Y"S) targeted
Why would disagreeing with bold-faced antisemitic tropes make someone anti- American?
There's nothing more American than being disgusted by prejudice against and hatred of those who are different than you!
And you're a bot!
Great letter! Kudos to you!! It sickens me how Candace is constantly degrading Jewish people.
I used to think Candace was cool. Now I think she’s cruel
Right, and very evil too
This Catholic agrees with you and stands with Jews around the world.
Stop it . Enough damage done.
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Well said.
Antisemitism, i.e., elaborate conspiracy theories about Jews, pays big. Antisemitism is enduring. It has lasted for centuries. It is functional, i.e., it meets a need. As a result, it is a highly resilient growth business.
Right on! All those Bondi victims are reveling in this growth business, as are the victims of Oct. 7th! Best business in the world!
Please let us know when your sick sick sick brain has healed...
You have a reading comprehension problem. Re-read what he wrote.
Candace Owens is a believer of truth. I for one, am her believer! Questions need answers.
She is using people like you to make a fortune.
The truth is she and other haters are getting funded by Qatar from oil and gold money, where the truth is like it was under Joseph Gobbels ( Y"S ) the propaganda minister in Nazi ( Y"S) Germany, he( Y"S) said" if you say a lies and lot of times people will think it is the truth " I should know Holocaust history because I am a child of a Holocaust Survivor( obm) that was in Auschwitz-Birneau
Prime Minister Macron sued her and she stopped her tirade against his wife. Now someone in the American Jewish Community should sue her for all the vitriol that she is spilling out of her dirty mouth.
Maybe this character is a hater just like Candace Owens is
Owens neither knows “ truth” nor cares what it looks like. Neither do you. “ Believers” like you have random minds. “ Truth” must be verifiable. Both you and her believe , “ truthfully”, in the Devil. He’s the “ father of lies”, isn’t he? Those are yours and her lies.
You have questions? Read. A lot. Good books, articles. Facts, history. In short, “ truth “. Grow up, for God’s sake.
She knows the same so called " truth" like Joseph Gobbels ( Y"S) the propaganda minister of Nazi( Y"S) Germany
Did you ever hear of Joseph Gobbels ( Y"S) a devil in human form the propaganda minister if Nazi ( Y " S) Germany, which was during 1930s/ 1940s I think that was the time iine
I’d argue with you about the Candace and your remarks but I never argue with stupid people as you would drag me down to your level and beat me with your experience. Some people just like to hate.
She is not stupid she is also a hater, in my opinion just like her
Even if those "answers" are miserable lies?!!
I guess Qatar is paying her, to say lies about Jews that came from the Nazi( Y"S) playbook
Very elegant response to a vicious hater. My mother is a Holocaust survivor, aged 95. She is a living witness to the horror of her youth. I’m sorry she is reliving the nightmare of libel and lies and violence once again. We will prevail because we have Israel and Trump. Blessings to both💙🇮🇱
Correction: we prevail because we have G-d's Torah, and that's also why we have Israel!
(Trump is just His agent, and a temporary one at that.)
My mother( obm) was a Holocaust Survivor ( obm) that was in Auschwitz-Birneau, and I heard the stories of the notorious a evil a so called Dr. Joseph Mengele ( Y"S) ( aka " the angel of death ")
Most Holocaust Survivors had nightmares what they went through, my mom( obm) told me what happened there is much worst then the stories I told you
TY Rabbi Rubin May
Your powerful words encourage Jews to be strong vigilant resilient and loving.
Unfortunately, Ms. Owen is not someone which can change!
The U.S.-based advocacy group StopAntisemitism named Candace Owens their 2024 "Antisemite of the Year," citing a range of actions and comments, including defending aspects of Hitler's Germany, promoting conspiracy theories about Israel, and using antisemitic tropes such as the "blood libel"
She is after political power and rating!
Thankfully, that influence seems to be coming to an end.
The irony is these haters are siding with Hitler( Y"S) that only people who look Aryan,are deemed the ones allowed to live, and the picture of a perfect Aryan baby was actual a Jewish child, in Yad Vashem they had the list who the Nazis( Y"S) deemed subhuman or worst, that they murdered them and the numbers are 6 million Jews were murdered and also tortured abd sometimes also experimented on, and 5 million non Jews that were also murdered, my mom( obm) told me Romas/ Gypsies were there too, and my mom( obm) was placed with Romas/ Gypsies and my mom( obm) wanted to be with the Jewish people, and when they started with the Jews it did not end with the Jews, that is what happens, the Jews are like the canary in the coalmine, if Jews are in danger then every one else will be too
Thank you Rabbi Rubin.
Well put. I used to be a fan of Candace (and Tucker for that matter). They’ve both gone off the reservation. I don’t know how either one gets a bully pulpit, but it’s got to stop. They are dangerous anti-semites.
I agree, maybe the money trail leads to Qatar or other oil money countries, someone must be financing the hate, like Qatar financed the brainwashing of kindergarten till colleges/ universities to hate Jews/ Israel, and they are still spreading the hate, how do we stop the money from oil countries to support the agenda of hate, Qatar and other oil countries that Muslims must have a lot of people that turned haters on their payroll, that is how I see the picture
Candace appears to have mental and ethical challenges, and I pray she gets the professional and spiritual intervention she needs. She is incapable of processing anything you say in this state. All you can do is pray for her healing and redemption.
Candace has certainly found a way to monetize her malicious assertions, including alleging that Jews control all the money.
Yea. I didn't think of that, but if the Jews control the money, how is she getting so rich?!
Qater and other countries like that give her lots of money, she is on the oil and gold payroll from Muslim countries, which is the paper trail on my view
It is not the Jews that control the money, it us actually Arab Muslim countries that have oil money that control kindergarten till colleges/ universities to brainwash people to hate Jews and Israel, and also haters like her are on the Qatar payroll Jews do not control the oil, the Muslims in reality have all the money, and Muslims bribe people to do what they want, Muslims got the oil and gold, Jews only got the land of milk and honey,so what money do Jews actual control, whoever has oil and gold controls the world
Actually, the Muslims control all the money because they have oil and gold, and the expression is like my mom's ( obm) once hairdresser said " money talks and bologna works" she is getting money from Qatar and are using propaganda from the Nazi ( Y"S) playbook
Spot on…I have been following Ms. Owen’s since she first posted after “ taking the red pill”. She certainly never had these views, and I wonder if her transformation to this new incarnation of Ms Owen’s has anything to do with her current partner? In this lady’s opinion
Well said!
Great letter. However,I doubt that it’s going to have any impact Mess Owens one way or another. I would just like to remind her that Hitler was not a big fan of black people either.
Does Candace consider herself black, not so sure.
Best comment so far. We Miss Charlie.
They were much lower on the list than Jews were
This letter can also be for Tucker Carlson as well.
Also Keyne West and also the Mexican vile and evil character that is a Holocaust denier
Well done. Thank you.
“We saiI on an ocean of words in which there is but a teaspoon of truth”
Where's the truth in anything coming out of her hateful, bigoted and ridiculously ignorant mouth?
Every word we utter is judged and held accountable
Beautifully said. You make me very proud.
Owens is pure poison. Even the way she expresses her Jew-hatred on video shows every molecule of her face spouting poisonous hate. Actually, she hates herself for being fired from the Daily Wire and isn't smart enough to know how to defend Israel, so to keep her fans, she stoops to the lowest level. This is a deadly combination of her Catholic and black identities which are generally inseparable from Jew-hatred and envy.
She is not Catholic. I know she claims to be but she clearly doesn't understand Church teaching. No Catholic can hate Jews.
She joined the same Catholic Church that ran the transatlantic slave trade. The same Catholic Church that has been in lawsuits over what they can and cannot spend their slave trade money on. The same Catholic Church that is in lawsuits all over the world for child sex crimes. The same Catholic Church who stalked Mary and drinks the blood of Jews for commune rituals. Yeah she is Catholic with a side of Nazi Occultism.
Your last sentence is a generalisation. M.L.K., anyone?
Amein, so well written!
Beautiful letter!
Excellent article!
PT 2 and Jewish organizations (like the American Jewish Congress) partnering in the fight for equality, viewing their struggles as intertwined with shared values of justice, freedom, and creating a better world, while King also expressed support for Israel.
Shared Struggle & Support