Seven employees of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city and a department official of discrimination against Jewish workers, alleging they faced a hostile work environment because of their Jewish identity and support for Israel.
The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, names the city, the Health Department and Sye-Eun Ahn as defendants. The plaintiffs allege that Jewish employees were treated differently because of their religion, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, as well as their connection to Israel and the Jewish people.
New York City’s Department of Health told its Jewish employees that every identity counts except theirs. Wrong answer. @NYCMayor Mamdani may hate the Jewish state, but his City may not make hostility to Jewish people a condition of employment. See you in court. https://t.co/IcbQIygQV3— Mark Goldfeder (@MarkGoldfeder) November 11, 2026
The lawsuit was brought by the National Jewish Advocacy Center, which is representing the seven plaintiffs. It seeks a jury trial.
Mark Goldfeder, who shared the filing on X, criticized the city’s handling of Jewish employees, writing that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration cannot make hostility toward Jewish people a condition of employment.
“Mamdani may hate the Jewish state, but his city may not make hostility to Jewish people a condition of employment,” Goldfeder wrote. “See you in court.”
The allegations are now before the federal court and have not been proven.
As reported by The Jerusalem Post