Teens’ Anti-Semitic Attacks In Brooklyn Caught On Video

Hassidic family in Williamsburg Image by Getty Images

By JTA November 7, 2018

(JTA) — The New York Police Department is circulating surveillance video of a group of preteens and teens that it says has carried out a series of anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn.

The incidents include a metal pipe thrown through the window of a synagogue in the Hasidic neighborhood of Williamsburg on Nov. 3 during afternoon services on Shabbat. The same day, police say the group pushed a 10-year-old Hasidic girl to the ground. In a separate incident, the group also knocked the hat off a 14-year-old Hasidic boy.

The 12- to 15-year-olds seen on the video are black and wearing hoodies, the online news site Vos Iz Neias reported, citing investigators.

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit is investigating the incidents.

Alyssa Fisher is a news writer at the Forward. Email her at [email protected], or follow her on Twitter at @alyssalfisher

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