36 years ago, JFREJ’s founders saw that having an organized and strategic Jewish Left was critical to building progressive power in NYC. It is impossible to imagine all the victories JFREJ has been part of over the decades without our founders’ vision for and commitment to building a home for the New York Jewish Left.  

It took 36 years to get us to this point where the wider Left, and the Jewish Left, are ascendent in New York. Now, we challenge ourselves to lean into our power, to wield it as fiercely as possible to mitigate the devastating violence of this political moment – and to finally enact the better future we deserve.

At the 2026 Mazals, we celebrate the organizers who built everything that got us here, the courageous truth-tellers and activists who are steadfast in exposing fascism and protecting each other from it, and the possibility of actually creating the NYC of our liberated dreams. 

We are thrilled to present Mazals Awards to Arielle Angel, Molly Crabapple, the NYC Immigration Courtwatchers and Mi Tlalli! We are honored to be led through the Mazals program by the one and only Cynthia Nixon who will be our emcee.

2026 Mazals Sponsors

Bradley Abelow & Carolyn Murray
Jen Abrams & Katherine Pradt
Rachel and Aron Accurso
Katherine Acey
Sonia Alexander
Dr. Debbie & Naji Almontaser
Bradley Alter
Amanda Altman
Joan Altman
Daniel Altschuler & Ana María Archila
Anonymous (14)
Phyllis Arnold
Avodah: Jewish Service Corps
Deborah Axt & Mik Moore
Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein
Basia
Ellen Bender
Joan Beranbaum
Ilana Berger
Linda Bermas
Eileen Ruth Blank
Jeannie Blaustein & Peter Bokor
Janice Bloom & Adam Grumbach
Hallie Boas
Jonah Boyarin in honor of Yeshaya z"l
Lindsey Boylan
Naomi Braine & Margaret Reiff
Michèle Burger & Tom Cramer
Council Member Tiffany Cabán
Amy Laura Cahn
Daria Carmon
ellen carton
cesillylimb
Miriam Cohen & Stuart Kivelowitz
Cheryl Cook
Carlyn Cowen
Peter Cowen & Roberta Morales
Émilia Decaudin
suzi dessel
Danne & Shane Diamond
Mitchell Drach & Donna Schneiderman
Sandi DuBowski & Eric Rockey
Susannah Dyen
Jesse Ehrensaft-Hawley
Rabbi Dr. Barat Ellman & Jay Golan
Rebecca Ennen & Ari Weisbard
Council Member Harvey Epstein
Marla Erlien
Hillary Exter
Steve Fahrer & Monona Yin
Alex Federman & Tamar Kotz
Michael Felsen & Tolle Graham
Kira Felsenfeld
Danielle Feris & Sarah Bernstein
Marjorie Fine
Ruth Finkelstein & BC Craig
Deirdre Fishel
Margo Flug
Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest
Cristina Gallo
Paula Galowitz
Ellen Gruber Garvey & Joyce Ravitz
Nell Geiser
Lisa Genn
Jason Glick & Michael Leibenluft
Stefan Goldberg and Dawne Hood
Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg and Jim Talbott
Jill Goldman & Jon Reiss
Dr. Warren Goldstein & the Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper
State Senator Kristen Gonzalez
Eve Goodman, Jonathan Hatch, & Simon Goodhatch
Cynthia Greenberg
David Greenberg & Sarit Goiub
Corinne Greenblatt
Richard Greenspan
Jessica Greer Morris
Hand In Hand: The Domestic Employers Network
Council Member Shahana Hanif
Renee Hariton & Mark Mishler
Jennifer S. Hirsch & John Santelli
Michael Hirschhorn & Jimena Martinez
Neal Hoffman & Andrew Ingall
Susie Hoffman & Mel Grizer
Ed Hong
Howard Horowitz & Alisse Waterston
Claudia Horwitz
Rabbi David Jaffe and Janette Hillis-Jaffe
JFREJ Bronx Neighborhood Group
Greg & Maria Jobin-Leeds
Rabbi Andy Kahn & Mia Wilson
Kahn Glass Siblings
Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster & Paul Pelavin
Meredith Kane & Alexandra Tell
Esther Kaplan & David Barreda
Donna Kaplowitz
Brian Kates & Jonathan Cohen
Daniel Katz
Rebecca Katz
Anne Kemper
Dove Kent & Theo Luebke
Pippi Kessler & Jules Skloot
Rabbi Jason Klein
Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark & Alisa Solomon
Ben & Idith Korman
Talia Kravitz
Rabbi Alana Krivo-Kaufman & Rev. CB Stewart
Liana Krupp
Joan A. Kuriansky
Jacob Labendz & Meg Kramer
Rachèl Laforest
Mickey Lambert & Nina Callaway
Brad Lander & Meg Barnette
Bill Leavitt
Linda & Marty Leon
Jane Lerner
Susan Lerner & Terry Curtis Fox
Zack Lerner & Asya Pikovsky
Jake Levin
Margot (and baby Zamir) Levin
Karen Levinson
Jeyn Levison
Rebecca & Katya Levitan-Wisotsky
Rabbi Ellen Lippmann & Dr. Kathryn Conroy
Asher & Michael Loeb & Julia Davis
Benjamin Lowe
Tony & Suzy Mahler
Natania Malin Gazek
Michael Mandel
Anastasia Mann
Dina Mardell & David Sandberg
Gene McCullough & Cheryl Paradis
Rachel McCullough & Megan Paradis Hanley
Merrill, Gregg, Sarra, Alana, Aaren, Adina, Justin,
Micah, Matt, Neilah, Zohar, Levav, and Ravi
Ruth W. Messinger
Nancy Meyer & Marc Weiss
Joan Moriarty
Nikki Morse & Em Rosenfield
Movement Voter Project
Jesse Myerson
David Neustadt
Donna Nevel & Alan Levine
New York City Democratic Socialists of America
North Star Fund
Eli Northrup
Lisa Ochs
Susan Ochshorn & Marc Gross
Lee Ornati & Alice Shechter
Alexis Ortiz & Family
The Panzone Family
Ari Paul & Annie Lok
Lynn Pearl
Rona Peligal & Aaron Brenner
Kathleen Peratis
Ethel Raim & Catherine Foster
Dania Rajendra
Jessica Ralli
Sasha Raskin-Yin
Jacob Remes & Mari Armstrong-Hough
Rick & Rachel Robbins
Jessica Roff
Democratic Nominee Brian Romero
Rosenberg Family
Rachel Rosenbloom
Ava Rosenroth
Cynthia Rothschild & Barbara Schulman
Toby E. Rubin
Bobbie Sackman
Yasmin Safdie & Deborah Lolai
Joanne Sandler & Ray Tekosky
Jay Saper
Linda Sarsour
Audrey Sasson
Diane & Robert Sasson AKA Mom and Dad
Emily Schatzow
Lee Schere & Pamela Shifman
Dana J. Schneider & Kathleen Pequeño
Anna Schnur-Fishman & Carolyn Klaasen
Molly Schulman
Zachary Schulman
Daniel Segal & Aviva Orenstein
Cantor Lisa B. Segal & Ari Strimling
Susan and Yishai Sered
Lilach Shafir and Paco Abraham
Andrea Shapiro
Carrie Shapiro & Peter Frey
Rachel Sherman
Deb Star Shoval & Zaytoun Zelda Manassah
Dara Silverman
Riva Silverman & Abram Heisler
Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel
W Mae Singerman & Padraig O'Donoghue
Meredith Slopen
Barbara Smith
Marilyn Sneiderman & Stephen Lerner
Solomon Leo Strategies
Paul Sonn & Martha Lees
Tabitha and Adam St. Bernard-Jacobs
Jacob Stavis
Rabbis Margot Stein & Myriam Klotz
Janice Stieber Rous
Anya Stieber Rous
Jacquie and Roger Talbott
Katie Unger
Laura & Nick Unger
Assembly Member Claire Valdez
K Viselman
Shoshana L Vogel
KC Wagner
John Walber & Julie Slavet
Rachel M. Weinstein
Jenna Weiss-Berman
Susan Weltman & Steven Jervis
Laura Wernick & Lori Brooks
Marilyn Williams
Willow Action
Elizabeth Wilson
Devera & Michael Witkin
Sara E. Yood
Sondra Youdelman
Abdullah Younus
Eleni Zimiles
Simone Zimmerman
E.Y. Zipris & Ira Blumberg