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Anti-semitism has no place in New York City
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER,12 JANUARY 10-16, 2020 BTR
BY JASON COHEN
December was supposed to be fi lled
with joy as people celebrated Christmas,
Hanukah and Kwanza, yet this
past month, violence and anti-Semitism
ravaged the tri-state area.
There was the shooting in Jersey
City that targeted Jews, the horrifi
c stabbing in Monsey on Hanukah
and during the week of December 22,
there were six anti-Semitic incidents
in Brooklyn where Jews were assaulted
or harassed.
In fact, anti-Semitic crimes have
increased 21 percent this past year
and according to the Anti-Defamation
League; there were 1,879 incidents
of anti-Semitism in the United
States in 2018, including more than
1,000 instances of harassment.
While the Bronx is not heavily Jewish,
I am. Now maybe the incidents in
Brooklyn were isolated to those communities,
but that does not excuse the
hateful acts that occurred.
Furthermore, to watch people get
gunned down in Jersey City where
friends of mine live and brutally
stabbed in Monsey is disturbing.
This type of hate needs to stop. I
am 34 and have seen enough of this.
No one should have to live in fear
that they could be attacked because
of their ethnicity, race, gender or religion.
Rabbi Saadia Pewzner of the
Bronx Jewish Center at 1969 Haight
Avenue told the Bronx Times that
anti-Semitism has continued to grow
because people have become accustomed
to it.
Pewzner, whose daughter attends
school in Monsey, said he feels safe
in the Bronx, but stressed that things
must change. People shouldn’t have
to worry about being attacked because
they are Jewish, he said.
There’s no rhyme or reason or justifi
cation for hate,” the rabbi said.
“It’s occurring lately because we’re
failing to stop it.
Pewzner explained that he is looking
to upgrade security measures at
his shul and is in constant contact
with police.
The rabbi pointed out that anti-
Semitism isn’t just violence. In early
December, a Brooklyn resident fi led
an anti-Semitic complaint with the
NYC Department of Buildings. It
said, “The elevator in my building
has not operated for the past month.
The landlord is Jewish and too cheap
to fi x it.” Rabbi Saadia Pewzner of the Bronx Jewish Center. Photo Courtesy Silvio Pacifi co Photography
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