Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Two more Jewish hate attacks in as many days in NYC
A Jewish father of five was beaten in front of his own home as his attacker spewed antisemitic vitriol in Brooklyn on Thursday — just two days before another man was robbed of his $2,500 traditional Jewish headpiece in the borough as antisemitism continues to rise across New York City.
Joshua Merenfeld, 40, was dressed in Jewish religious garb and enjoying the first night of Hanukkah when an unknown assailant attacked him and snarled, "Dirty Jew" in the victim's front yard in Crown Heights.
"It was a real beating," Merenfeld told NBC 4, noting that he was pummeled repeatedly, knocked over and stomped on. "Definitely doesn't feel good to have this happen in your own front yard."
As he was being attacked, Merenfeld said, the assailant "used a bunch of antisemitic terminology and profanities."
Merenfeld, who now has bruises on his face from the violence, was left on the ground as the suspect snatched his phone and fled.
The masked suspect was later spotted entering the Kingston Avenue and Eastern Parkway subway station.
Merenfeld, who received treatment at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital, said he was speaking out about the attack given the brazen nature of the assault.
"This is a dangerous person. It didn't happen at twelve o'clock at night at a back alley somewhere. This happened in front of a well-lit building on Eastern Parkway at seven in the evening," he told NBC.
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