CAIR-NY Expresses Solidarity with Jewish Community After Attacks in Crown Heights

(NEW YORK, NY, 4/25/18) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today expressed solidarity with Jewish New Yorkers after a second violent potentially anti-Semitic attack in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in just 10 days.

Police say that last weekend a suspect attacked Menachem Moskowitz, beating and choking the victim and leaving him with a black eye.  The attack is the second reported assault on the largely orthodox Jewish enclave in a 10-day period. 

SEE: UPDATE: Police Release Video of Suspect in Anti-Semitic Crown Heights Attack

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“Anti-Semitism has no place in this city, and if these attacks were motivated by bias, they must be vigorously prosecuted as hate crimes,” said CAIR-NY Legal Director Albert Cahn “It is heartbreaking to see this violence targeting New Yorkers of faith. Now is the time for all New Yorkers to come together in denunciation of both this violence and the ideologies that can lead to bias-motivated attacks.”

CAIR and the American Muslim community have in the past expressed solidarity with Jewish, Christian, Native American, African-American, and Sikh communities in New Mexico, Florida, South Carolina, Maryland, Alabama, Massachusetts, Kansas, South Dakota, Ohio, Texas, and other states following acts of hate, threats, violence, vandalism, arson, or bombings.

Individuals in New York are asked to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR-NY at (646) 665-7599, or by filing a report at: https://www.cair-ny.org/incident-report/

CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims. 

La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.

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