Itongadol.- The Anti-Defamation League, which aims to fight anti-Semitism through specialized programs and services, has expressed “deep concern” over anti-Semitic incidents in New York City.
The ADL said it had documented about a dozen attacks targeting the Jewish community across the five boroughs of the city since September 2015.
Among the incidents were: the vandalism of a menorah in Manhattan during Hanukka; a Jewish victim in Brooklyn punched in the face on November 3, while the suspect allegedly stated he was “tired and fed up of the Jews”; a Hatzalah worker slashed with a knife in Crown Heights the next day; and the Stanton Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side, which was broken into and vandalized in early October.
The latest assault on the list occurred last week when a yeshiva student was violently attacked in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. Reports stated that the 17-year-old victim had been punched in the face and thrown into the street while walking home.
“We must call attention to these attacks and do all we can – together with NYPD [New York Police Department], community and religious leaders and our elected officials – to stamp out these horrific incidents that leave our neighbors, friends and family feeling vulnerable,” ADL New York regional director Evan R. Bernstein said in a statement.