The wave of violence against New York City Jews continued on Wednesday with a gang attacking an orthodox Jewish man and knocking off his hat, the nonprofit Shmira Public Safety reported.
A video shared by the group showed men approaching an orthodox Jewish man from behind, knocking off his hat, and running off.
JUST NOW IN BORO PARK:Yet another antisemitic attack on an innocent visibly Jewish person. A group of 4 assaulted the man, while knocking his hat off. Our members successfully apprehended the group after a brief foot pursuit. Tnx to #NYPD for placing the assailant under arrest. pic.twitter.com/nP8oqtdjxs
— Shmira Public Safety (@Shmira) November 9, 2022
"Yet another antisemitic attack on an innocent visibly Jewish person," Shmira wrote on Twitter. "A group of 4 assaulted the man, while knocking his hat off. Our members successfully apprehended the group after a brief foot pursuit."
The NYPD reportedly arrested one of the assailants.
"The antisemitism that has infested NYC is out of control and simply unacceptable."
StopAntisemitism
Jewish man punched
On Friday, a Jewish man was punched by a woman "with both fists to the chest" according to Crown Heights Shomrim.
This evening we responded to a call for an assault where a female punched a Jewish male with both fists to the chest. Upon arrival we de-escalated the situation until @NYPD77Pct responded and transported her to a local hospital via EMS. #SaferStreets #NightWatch #EyesAndEars pic.twitter.com/s4bOV4vIv8
— CH Shomrim (@ShomrimCH) November 4, 2022
Beyond physical attacks, a Jewish pizzeria owner in Brooklyn received a flyer with Nazi imagery by mail, according to the NGO StopAntisemitism.
Stomach churning - a Jewish pizzeria owner in Brooklyn received this Nazi SS flier today via @USPS The antisemitism that has infested NYC is out of control and simply unacceptable @GovKathyHochul @NYCMayor - Jews of New York deserve to live in peace! pic.twitter.com/jHNmxSbeCO
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 8, 2022
Antisemitism in New York
"The antisemitism that has infested NYC is out of control and simply unacceptable," said StopAntisemitism. "Jews of New York deserve to live in peace!"New York's Jews have been subject to increasing antisemitic street violence over recent years.
In July 2022, the NYPD reported that antisemitic hate crimes were up by 114%. In August, the NYPD dashboard recorded 10 hate crime incidents against Jews.