“You Jews have money”: Jewish man reportedly abused on way home from synagogue

A Jewish man was reportedly abused on his way home from attending a synagogue last night when someone allegedly yelled at him: “You Jews have money.”

The alleged incident occurred in Clapton Common and was reported by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol.

If you have any more information, please contact the police on 101 or Stamford Hill Shomrim on 0300 999 0123, quoting reference number: CHS 25206 19/01/23

Campaign Against Antisemitism works closely with Shomrim, with whom we have a data-sharing agreement.

Campaign Against Antisemitism’s analysis of Home Office statistics shows that an average of over five hate crimes are directed at Jews every single day in England and Wales, with Jews more than five times likelier to be targets of hate crimes than any other faith group.