Jewish teens see a generational split in their own families over Mamdani

This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship , a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives.

Sixteen-year-old Chase, who lives on the Upper East Side, is close with his grandparents. They talk about school, work and national politics, but there’s one topic he avoids discussing with them: the New York City mayoral election.

He and his grandparents, who are all Reform Jews, have split views on the 34-year-old democratic socialist frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani. Chase, who did not want his last name included so his views would not be searchable to the public, has positive feelings about the candidate, while his grandparents are strongly opposed to him.

Though Chase thinks Mamdani has “g