Jewish man seriously wounded in New York stabbing

Itongadol.- A Jewish man was stabbed in the back in an apparently unprovoked attack in New York\’s Crown Heights neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

According to the JPUdates website, the victim is in his 30s, and suffered from stab wounds to his upper back.

The attack occurred at a check cashing center at Kingston Abe and Empire Boulevard.

Hatzalah paramedics evacuated him to hospital in serious but stable condition.

According to witnesses, the victim – a yeshiva student – was pounced upon by his attacker who emerged suddenly from a side street, before fleeing immediately.

The New York Police Department say they are searching for a black male who fled the scene immediately after the attack.