A Lot of Anti-Semitism in Brooklyn This Week
Once again, antisemitism has no place in my district, or anywhere for that matter. No person should be assaulted because of their religion. Absolutely no one.
— Chi Ossé (@OsseChi) February 6, 2022
I am in communication with community stakeholders on this matter.pic.twitter.com/Y1vD1lU6rt
1) Chi Osse, the Councilman for Bedford-Stuyvesant shared the video above. A Jewish man was hit in the head in Bed Stuy on Myrtle and March. Osse called out the anti-Semitism and is working with the police.
2) A yellow school bus at a yeshiva in Williamsburg was defaced with swastikas
3) Brooklyn College is being investigated for anti-Semitic issues. (See here)
The US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is formally investigating a complaint alleging antisemitic harassment of Jewish students at Brooklyn College, a legal advocacy group announced Thursday.
— Maccabee Task Force (@MacTaskForce) February 5, 2022
More on this story: https://t.co/9M5Cr4H3do pic.twitter.com/2iF8Lk3HKe
This is very sad and it must be scary. The people in this area must be walking around watching their back to make sure no one is going to hurt them.
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Hugs,
marlene
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