Mezuzah broken and homes vandalised with antisemitic slurs in Williamsburg, New York
The New York Police Department is currently investigating a hate crime that occurred in the Hasidic community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at the beginning of November.
Local residents discovered several doors defaced with hateful, Jewish slurs and slogans that read: “F*** the Jews” and “There is no G-d”, among many others. Numerous mezuzahs were also vandalised in the apartment block.
On 15th October an Orthodox Jewish man was attacked in an alleged attempted robbery in Williamsburg. While authorities indicated that the incident lacked discriminatory motivations, residents have expressed growing concerns for their safety in the area and suggest that antisemitic bias cannot be ruled out when such crime occurs.
Following the recent incident, the community alerted the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Williamsburg Shomrim neighbourhood patrol group, and security footage has been analysed to identify a potential suspect. The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident as an antisemitic act and has appealed to the public for further information on the event and those responsible.
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