The wife of Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) is a top staffer for a Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company whose venue was accused by Jewish American singer Matisyahu of antisemitism after it canceled his concert this week, records show.

Matisyahu, a Pennsylvania native famous for songs such as “One Day” and “King Without a Crown,” had his sold-out Wednesday show unexpectedly canceled by Santa Fe’s Meow Wolf, prompting pro-Palestinian activists to take credit for pressuring the venue, KOAT reported. Meanwhile, Meow Wolf counts its chief impact officer as Julie Heinrich, who was also chief of staff and executive director of its foundation until May 2023, according to tax forms reviewed by the Washington Examiner.

“Without our permission or approval, the venue in Santa Fe misinformed our fans canceling the show due to ‘security concerns,’ when the only concern was a group of staff unwilling to work my show,” Matisyahu, whose birth name is Matthew Paul Miller, said in a statement on Thursday on X.

That Martin Heinrich’s wife is involved with Meow Wolf could serve as baggage for the Democrat, who has called for the United States to resume aid to the Hamas-tied United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which Israel says employed 12 people who participated in the Oct. 7 attack against the Jewish state. Martin Heinrich joined 10 senators in January to vote in favor of a resolution led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would have tasked the State Department with investigating Israel for war crimes and may have resulted in the U.S. cutting Israeli aid, Jewish Insider reported.

The Washington Examiner reached out to Meow Wolf and Martin Heinrich’s office for comment.

“There is no excuse for Meow Wolf and Julie Heinrich’s antisemitic actions against Matisyahu,” National Republican Senatorial Committee spokeswoman Maggie Abboud told the Washington Examiner. “Martin Heinrich should denounce this decision immediately.”

In his Thursday statement, Matisyahu slammed Meow Wolf staffers, who the artist said “refused to come to work.” The 44-year-old musician also saw his Thursday concert at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, canceled over “safety concerns and staff shortages” hours before the show.

“Tonight in Tucson, we have offered to supplement their staff shortages on our own dime, but to no avail,” Matisyahu wrote Thursday. “They do this because they are either anti-Semitic or have confused their empathy for the Palestinian people with hatred for someone like me who holds empathy for both Israelis and Palestinians.”

Julie Heinrich’s LinkedIn profile says her chief impact officer role involves “social impact & sustainability, government affairs, community & stakeholder engagement, employee volunteerism, and our nonprofit Meow Wolf Foundation.” She was listed on the Meow Wolf Philanthropic Foundation’s tax forms filed in August 2023 as executive director.

In November of last year, Meow Wolf’s private foundation announced its 2023-24 grantees, with Julie Heinrich stating at the time, “We want to strengthen the art and culture ecosystems in our communities, especially among community-based organizations that are serving those who typically don’t have access, using art and creativity in innovative ways.”

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Prior to joining Meow Wolf, Julie Heinrich worked for eight years at the Washington, D.C.-based public relations firm Weber Shandwick.

“Matisyahu, a Jewish musician, had his performance cancelled simply because anti-Israel staffers boycotted his appearance, which had nothing to do with Israel,” Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) posted Thursday. “A textbook example of Anti-Zionism morphing into Antisemitism. Since when did performing while Jewish become grounds for cancellation in America? America’s Anti-Israel cancel culture at work.”