Several antisemitic hate crimes have occurred in Brooklyn, New York, including the beating and robbery of a Jewish man on the first night of Hanukkah, the arson of a Jewish-Japanese fusion restaurant, and the torching of Star of David window tarps outside the same restaurant. The incidents are being investigated by the NYPD as potential hate crimes, with surveillance photos of the attackers being released. Antisemitic incidents have increased in the area, with a 32% rise in November, and the police are seeking the suspects involved in these attacks.
Horrifying antisemitic attack in Brooklyn on the first night of Hanukkah - father of five Joshua Merenfeld was beaten, robbed, and called a “dirty Jew” Thursday evening. NYPD have released the photo of the attacker. Recognize him? DM us! https://t.co/M1508wcxbg
A Jewish man is recovering after being beaten and robbed in the front yard of his Crown Heights home by an attacker who spewed antisemitic profanities at him on the first night of Hanukkah https://t.co/EoPkGa8lLO
‘It was a real beating': Jewish man punched and robbed in his Brooklyn front yard by attacker spewing antisemitic profanities https://t.co/QAyW7eGPto
Jewish man, 40, gets beaten for full minute, robbed and mocked as a ‘dirty Jew’ in a Brooklyn hate attack amid Hanukkah Antisemitic incidents jumped 32% to 62 in Nov. and from 0 to 7 crimes against Muslims Man was sucker punched from behind. See suspect: https://t.co/z0DeJU9udw
A Jewish man was beaten and robbed on Thursday, the first day of Hanukkah, in an attack that is being investigated as a potential hate crime, New York City police say. https://t.co/y7mL36TYlZ
.@NYPDTips is seeking a black male suspect who beat a Jewish man on Dec. 7 and called him a “dirty Jew.” The attack happened in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. https://t.co/qNu7gvlMov
Stranger pummels Jewish man, calls him ‘dirty Jew’ on first night of Hanukkah in NYC.https://t.co/6p01R7tH1k
NYC Jewish-Japanese restaurant set on fire in 'anti-Jewish incident': video https://t.co/2AKSTQBZUX
Stranger pummels Jewish man, calls him ‘dirty Jew’ on first night of Hanukkah in NYC https://t.co/Q2Quhnophc https://t.co/uWf8cHqi09
“Arsonists torches Star-of-David tarp outside Jewish-Japanese restaurant in Brooklyn: NYPD Jewish man beaten, robbed, and mocked in Brooklyn hate attack on first day of Hanukkah: NYPD Mufid Fawaz Alkhader federally charged after firing shots outside New York synagogue,… https://t.co/rwsUsnHx0d https://t.co/dCOaL6vbCu
Police are investigating a suspected arson hate crime after a man set fire to the outside of a popular Jewish-Japanese fusion restaurant in Brooklyn, the NYPD said https://t.co/PcaCwxFDd5
Arsonist set fire to two window tarps adorned with Star of David outside Brooklyn restaurant, latest hate crime targeting Jews The incident happened outside Shalom Japan, a Jewish and Japanese restaurant in Williamsburg https://t.co/QudwbJJd5H
Jewish man attacked on Brooklyn street by bigot who beat and robbed him and derided him as 'dirty Jew' on first day of Hanukkah, police say The attacker got away and is being sought, with police releasing surveillance photos of him. https://t.co/17gT7SdNjZ