Johanna von Maack

Johanna von Maack participated in at least three anti-Israel events in New York City in 2024-2025.

The profilee's activism occurred during Israel’s war against Hamas, which Israel launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks when Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds.

In May 2024, Johanna von Maack indicated on X that she was active with both the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter in the city (NYC-DSA) and the Young DSA (YDSA) chapter at Hunter College (Hunter YDSA).

NYC-DSA is an anti-American and anti-Israel activist group. It celebrated the Hamas terror attacks of October 7, 2023, by holding a rally the next day.

In December 2024, The Indypendent reported that von Maack had a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College (BC) and was pursuing a "second degree" at Hunter. In April 2024, the Hunter College Senate minutes indicated that von Maack's field of study was women and gender studies.

In June 2025, von Maack posted that she had a master's degree "in progress."

NYC-DSA Events 2017-2025

Organizers: NYC-DSA

Location: New York, NY

NYC-DSA organizes pro-terror and anti-Israel rallies and disruptions, including an October 8, 2023, rally one day after Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis.

NYC-DSA uses social media to celebrate Hamas by using the symbol. In a speech posted to Instagram, co-chair Gustavo Gordillo said [00:01:41]: "They make figures like Hamas and, quote unquote, terrorists into effective enemies...The terror comes from the capitalists and their pawns...the terror comes from the fascist governments and their ICE squads."

NYC-DSA's social media also features activists promoting antisemitism and explicit calls for Israel's destruction. They have called to "dismantle" the entire "U.S. capitalist economy" and have promoted hatred of the police, along with demands that police be abolished and disarmed.

NYC-DSA has expressed support for violent criminals and promoted Marxist ideology. As early as 2016, NYC-DSA referred to the U.S. as the "United $nake$ of AmeriKKKa."

NYC-DSA has organized against the "U.S. war machine and imperialism" and expressed support for America's enemies, including Yemen under Houthi rule in 2024 and Iran during America and Israel's war in 2025. NYC-DSA has called to defund the police and U.S. prisons, as well as "dismantle capitalism" as part of its vision for a socialist revolution in America.

NYC-DSA has also canvassed and campaigned for NYC-DSA member and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Zohran Mamdani has promoted hatred of America and the police, expressed support for America's enemies and glorified indicted terror supporters. He has called to defund the police, organized to abolish the U.S. prison system and rallied his supporters to dismantle capitalism.