“You think you own the bus, dirty Jews!”: Disabled elderly Jewish man, his family and carer abused on London bus

It has been reported that a disabled, elderly Jewish man and his family were abused on a London bus.

The man, who is wheelchair bound, was accompanied by his wife, son, grandchildren and carer when a woman reportedly shouted: “You think you own the bus, dirty Jews! I will punch you!”

The family was said to have been shocked to the point of tears.

The incident is believed to have occurred on a 253 bus from Euston to Leabridge at 18:40 on Sunday and was reported yesterday 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: CAD 3692 14/07/22

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