The mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population should not be comparing the situation that his own unethical conduct put him in to anything to do with Hitler or the Holocaust,” one ex-official said.

Jewish leaders slammed the mayor for invoking Adolf Hitler and his book "Mein Kampf" as "offensive" and a "shanda."

New York City Mayor Adams made a bizarre comparison while speaking at an event - a gathering billed as a rally for his reelection in June's Democratic mayoral primary

Saying his words were misconstrued, New York City Mayor Eric Adams stood by his statement comparing demands that he resign to “Mein Kampf.” The increasingly embattled mayor made the reference to Adolf Hitler’s manifesto during an appearance in Brooklyn on Monday while he was discussing calls for his resignation.

Adams delivered the heated remark while speaking at an event at Brooklyn’s Rehoboth Cathedral — a gathering billed as a rally for his reelection in June’s Democratic mayoral primary.