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Amid ‘Epidemic’ of Anti-Semitic Attacks, New Safety Measures Taking Shape

Posted on January 1, 2020

The Jewish Week By Stewart Ain January 1, 2020 $4 million UJA-Fed. security effort, beefed-up NYPD presence and calls for National Guard follow Monsey assault. A vicious machete assault at a rabbi’s home in upstate Monsey capped a month of startling anti-Semitic attacks and prompted action by political leaders and Jewish organizations, including a $4 Continue Reading »

Al Sharpton and black leaders meet with rabbi following Monsey attack

Posted on December 31, 2019

The Jerusalem Post December 31, 2019 A group of African-American clergy and civil rights leaders gathered by the Rev. Al Sharpton met with a New York rabbi in the wake of the attack on Jews in Monsey. The African-American leaders met Monday with Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, to condemn Continue Reading »

Al Sharpton gathers black leaders for meeting with NY rabbi in wake of Monsey attack

Posted on December 31, 2019

Arutz Sheva By Marcy Oster December 31, 2019 Following Jersey City and Monsey attacks, Al Sharpton convenes black leaders for meeting with Rabbi Marc Schneier. A group of African-American clergy and civil rights leaders gathered by the Rev. Al Sharpton met with a New York rabbi in the wake of the attack on Jews in Continue Reading »

Officials: Hanukkah attack suspect researched Hitler online

Posted on December 31, 2019

AM New York By Ryan Tarinelli, Jim Mustian and Larry Neumeister December 31, 2019 A man charged with federal hate crimes Monday in a bloody attack on a Hanukkah celebration had handwritten journals containing anti-Semitic references and had recently used his phone to look up information on Hitler and the location of synagogues, authorities said. Continue Reading »

Al Sharpton gathers black leaders for meeting with NY rabbi in wake of Monsey attack

Posted on December 31, 2019

Times of Israel By Marcy Oster December 31, 2019 Reverend laments anti-Semitic violence, especially assaults carried out by African-Americans, in talks with Rabbi Marc Schneier A group of African-American clergy and civil rights leaders gathered by the Rev. Al Sharpton met with a New York rabbi in the wake of the attack on Jews in Continue Reading »

Arab and Muslim Americans denounce brutal Hanukkah attack

Posted on December 31, 2019

Arab Daily News By Ray Hanania December 31, 2019 Arab and Muslim Americans were quick to express outrage over an attack that injured five people at the home of a Hassidic Rabbi near New York that received international news media coverage. Statements came from across the country and from Arab government representatives. Arab and Muslim Continue Reading »

Officials: Hanukkah attack suspect researched Hitler online

Posted on December 31, 2019

WSB-TV By Ryan Tarinelli, Jim Mustian and Larry Neumeister December 31, 2019 Thomas charged with stabbing 5 at Hanukkah party at rabbi’s home A man charged with federal hate crimes Monday in a bloody attack on a Hanukkah celebration had handwritten journals containing anti-Semitic references and had recently used his phone to look up information Continue Reading »

Rev. Al Sharpton Denounces Anti-Semitism in New York Attacks

Posted on December 31, 2019

The Root Chante Griffin December 31, 2019 Rev. Al Sharpton denounced anti-Semitism Monday after 37-year-old Grafton Thomas from Orange County, New York, was charged with a federal hate crime in the Dec. 28 stabbing of five Jewish people during a Hanukkah celebration. Sharpton spoke at a press conference at the National Action Network in New Continue Reading »

Community leaders preach unity after string of anti-Semitic attacks

Posted on December 30, 2019

New York Daily News By Trevor Boyer and Leonard Green December 30, 2019 Black and Jewish leaders joined forces Monday to speak out against anti-Semitic attacks in the wake of a madman’s machete onslaught that left five men wounded at a Chanukah celebration in Rockland County. Even with a black man in custody and charged Continue Reading »

Al Sharpton gathers black leaders for meeting with NY rabbi in wake of Monsey attack

Posted on December 30, 2019

Jewish Telegraphic Agency By Marcy Oster December 30, 2019 A group of African-American clergy and civil rights leaders gathered by the Rev. Al Sharpton met with a New York rabbi in the wake of the attack on Jews in Monsey. The African-American leaders met Monday with Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Continue Reading »

Muslims stood up repeatedly for Jews in 2019

Posted on December 23, 2019

The Jerusalem Post By Marc Schneier December 23, 2019 The proliferation of antisemitic attacks this year in the United States and globally shook the global Jewish community to its core – the attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue, a synagogue in Halle, Germany, the kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, this month, and Continue Reading »

NY Rabbi to Lead First Synagogue Mission to Azerbaijan, Oman

Posted on December 12, 2019

5 Towns Jewish Times December 12, 2019 Rabbi Marc Schneier, founding/senior rabbi of The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, NY, and president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), will lead the first synagogue mission to Azerbaijan and Oman early next year. The eight-day trip will begin in Azerbaijan where participants will meet with high-level Continue Reading »