Inna Vernikov

“A Jewish museum that has permitted [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] to speak during her campaign for election is stating falsehoods when it says [Ron] DeSantis can’t speak because ‘we don’t do politics,’ ” said Elliott Abrams, chairman of the Tikvah Fund.

About 100 people gathered in support of Blake Zavadsky, who was physically assaulted in Brooklyn, N.Y., for wearing a sweatshirt that featured the emblem of the Israel Defense Forces.

Vernikov, 37, a Jewish Ukrainian-American, told JNS of her victory in Brooklyn: “People were angry with what the Democrats are doing to this country. People were ready for a change. They believed I was that change.”

Ukrainian-born Inna Vernikov, who practices immigration and divorce law, says she was energized to run for New York City Council by distress over the state of the city and a belief in a two-party system that provides viable checks and choices.

“I am passionate about empowering women to take part in the conversation and have a seat at the table, and I think that the world would be a better place if more women did that,” said Inna Vernikov, chairwoman of Women’s Committee for Americans Against Antisemitism.