The extraordinary role Jews have played in shaping the city’s political life will be told in part through the story of New York’s second Jewish mayor. In a wide ranging interview, Ed Koch told us about his family’s immigrant story; his boxing match with an anti-semitic soldier when he served in the army during World War II; his dealings with evangelical Christians when he was a member of Congress; and his decision to put his Jewishness front and center throughout his political career.