New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was confronted by a furious American-Israeli heckler as he visited a Jewish store in Brooklyn.

Stephanie Benshimol, an activist and founder of the United Zionists group, filmed herself berating the socialist mayor as he made an appearance ahead of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.

Mamdani was greeting customers in Eichler’s, a Judaica store in Brooklyn, when she saw the mayor and shouted: ‘Shame on you!

 Benshimol first approached Mamdani and asked: ‘You remember me? Remember last year when Trump freed the hostages?’ as his aides and store workers tried to hustle her out of the store.

She then shouted at him, adding: ‘It’s all because of you we have so much antisemitism.’

Benshimol said she is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and raged at Mamdani for appearing in the Jewish neighborhood.

‘Shame on you for coming to Borough Park where my Bubbie came after the Holocaust!’ she continued.

‘My Bubbie and Zaidy came to Borough Park! You have such chutzpah coming here! Shame on you!’ she said. Bubbie and Zaidy are traditional Yiddish words for grandmother and grandfather.

Activist Begs Mamdani to ‘Stop the Antisemitism’

The activist continued filming herself in the store as Mamdani’s staff ushered her out of the way, leading her to bark back: ‘Don’t push me.’

‘I’m begging you, as the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, to stop the antisemitism,’ she said, while Mamdani evaded her and moved to the other side of the store. ‘All you’re doing is focusing on Israel.’

Benshimol, a self-described ‘Boss Momma American Israeli Zionist’, proceeded to call one of the men escorting her out of the store a ‘kapo’ – a term for a concentration camp prisoner who was forced to supervise other captives by the Nazis.

‘Are you a kapo? Are you supporting him? Do you support Israel? Do you support Israel? Do you?’ she raged.

Benshimol then turned her attention to the Jewish store, accusing their owners of wanting to ‘kiss ass to the hater of all Jewish people.’

‘Shame on you Eichler’s, shame on you for allowing Zohran Mamdani to come to the heart of the Jewish neighborhood in Borough Park,’ she said as she left the store. ‘They want to kiss ass to the hater of all Jewish people.’

Mamdani remained calm throughout the episode, smiling at Benshimol as she berated him and not responding to her jeering.

The Daily Mail has contacted Mamdani’s office and Benshimol for comment on the response he received at the Jewish store.

Mamdani Urged to Miss 9/11 Commemoration

In his time in office, Mamdani has been accused by some Jewish groups of fostering anti-Semitism through his outspoken views on the Israeli-Gaza conflict.

Following his election the Anti Defamation League issued a statement raising concerns over his ‘long disturbing record on issues of deep concern to the Jewish community.’

The hostile encounter at Eichler’s comes days after Mamdani’s political stances in office also led the Port Authority Retired Police Association to urge him to stay away from New York’s 25th anniversary 9/11 commemoration, because his attendance would inflict ‘deep pain’ on victims’ families.

John McDevitt, president of the Port Authority Retired Police Association, sent letters to Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul this week, urging them to miss the annual event at Ground Zero.

‘For us, September 11 is not a political occasion, a photo opportunity, or a platform for public officials,’ McDevitt said in his letter to Mamdani.

‘It is a solemn day of remembrance for those who were murdered, those who responded, those who survived, and the families who have carried these losses for twenty-five years.’

The police union said officers have ‘profound concerns’ over Mamdani’s public statements and positions, which they say ‘risk shifting attention away from the people whose lives, courage, and sacrifice the ceremony exists to honor.’

Mamdani previously sparked fury with his statement commemorating the attacks in 2023, when he was serving in the New York State Assembly.

He was accused of minimizing the events of the attack by saying ‘New Yorkers died on 9/11’ instead of saying that they had been murdered.