Apollo’s Rowan Calls Mamdani ‘Enemy’ of Jews at UJA Fundraiser

Apollo Global Management Inc.’s Marc Rowan called New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani an “enemy” of the Jewish people at a fundraiser Monday night attended by some of Wall Street’s biggest players.

His comments came after he accepted an award during a UJA event at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, which drew a largely Jewish crowd of about 1,900 and raised $57 million to fuel the nonprofit’s work in New York and Israel.

“I don’t think we have to wait to know, someone who uses antisemitism in their campaign, and normalizes antisemitism, is our enemy,” Rowan said accepting the UJA ...