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Multiple antisemitic incidents reported over the weekend across US May 23, 2021 8:52 am The aftermath of an allegedly antisemitic attack at the Chaverim Congregation in Tucson, Arizona on May 18, 2021. (Chaverim Congregation) Advertisement (JTA) — At least four cases of intimidation or assault against Jews have been reported in the United States since Thursday, in a continuation of what many fear is one of the country’s worst spate in years of antisemitic violence. On Saturday, six men assaulted and punched two Jewish teenagers in Brooklyn on 18th Avenue and Oce...

6 men punched two Jewish teenagers in Brooklyn; soccer player held up by knifepoint, asked if he's Jewish, amid wave of anti-Jewish violence

Even as Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease fire Thursday afternoon, a spate of violent antisemitic incidents across the United States, that began when the conflict broke out, continues to set American Jews on edge. This post will track these incidents as they develop and link to our coverage. It will be updated to reflect the latest information through May 21. New York Robert Lewin was celebrating his 21st birthday with friends at the upscale New York restaurant Marea Thursday night when a group of eight to 10 people carrying Palestinian flags approached, making a ruckus. “I sort of wanted ...

View Comments Days after a Tucson synagogue welcomed members back inside for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a vandal smashed the door, leading some in the area's Jewish community to worry they're being targeted due to rising tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The vandalism happened at Congregation Chaverim at some point between 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Tucson Police Department.  The department said the synagogue's front door was damaged, leaving a "rock-size hole not big enough for anyone to enter." No suspects had b...