This week alone, at least five separate instances of apparently anti-Semitic crimes have rattled the Jewish community, especially as it celebrates Hanukkah.
Several other incidents occurred throughout the week, including another alleged assault that resulted in the arrest of a 28-year-old man. He is accused of shouting"F**k you, Jew b****rd" during the altercation in midtown.
According to NYPD hate crimes statistics, complaints about anti-Semitic crimes have risen dramatically. During the first three quarters of 2019, the NYPD received 166 complaints of incidents targeting Jews, a 54 percent increase over the same period in 2018. "We are appalled at the sheer frequency and aggressive nature of these incidents," Evan Bernstein, regional ADL director in New York and New Jersey, said in a press release."They're made particularly heinous by the fact they are occurring during a time when society is supposed to come together in peace for the holidays."
The NYPD's hate crimes unit announced earlier this month that, as of December 11, it had made or enhanced nearly 170 total arrests in 2019.
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