New York Senator Chuck Schumer, New York Governor Kathleen Hochul and others participated in a virtual event commemorating the two-year anniversary of the Monsey stabbing.
"Thanks to the activities of ZAKA representatives, Chabad emissaries and benefactors, the families will be able to "bury their loved ones even before Shabbat," ZAKA CEO Dubi Wiesenstern said.
Monsey in Rockland County boasts the worst, with just 17.8%, while the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Borough Park and Crown Heights are all below average.
Grafton Thomas, now 38, has already been declared unfit to stand trial multiple times.
As a response to the attack, New York State passed a law called the Josef Neumann Hate Crimes Domestic Terrorism Act, aimed at combating hate crimes.
Emblazoned on its sides are the Hebrew words marked on dreidels typically in Israel — “A big miracle happened here.”
"I have stated from the very outset that, based upon my investigation, this was not an act of domestic terrorism," said the suspect's attorney.
Every death is a tragedy, but with the ever-mounting number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus one particularly tragic loss last week was largely overlooked.
Cuomo named legislation after Rabbi Josef Neumann, who died after being stabbed at a synagogue in Monsey over Hanukkah.
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