The satmar rebbi only survived because of rudolf kastner, one of the biggest traitors in jewish history A man who cut deals with eichmann, saved a handpicked elite, in exchange for convincing hundreds of thousands of hungarian jews to get on the trains to auschwitz So of course it makes perfect sense that satmar would keep the same tradition of cowardice alive by inviting mamdani on the exact anniversary of that rescue When the choice is between standing with their people or cutting a self-serving deal with whoever holds power, whether nazis then or an Israel hating, commie mayor now, satmar has always chosen the path of least resistance and maximum self-preservation Supporting mamdani is just the latest chapter in a long pattern of prioritizing their own communal comfort over any real solidarity or backbone