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Canadian man who assaulted Jews is freed on probation

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The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center in Canada voiced its opposition to a decision by a Toronto court to free a man who pled guilty to three counts of hate-motivated assault. Michael Park, 33, who...
Matt Greenman of New York (left) was assaulted at a rally outside Israel’s consulate and Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Midtown Manhattan on April 20, 2022. Source: StopAntisemitism.org.

Hate-crime charges filed against protester who beat Jewish man in New York

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A Palestinian activist has been charged with a hate crime by federal prosecutors for attacking a Jewish man following a rally in April in New York City, the New York Post reported on Thursday. Saadah Masoud of Brooklyn, N.Y., allegedly assaulted...
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New York Police Department offers reward in hate incident

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The New York City Police Department has released video footage of a suspect they are hoping to identify for drawing a swastika in front of a Jewish high school in the Flatbush section of...
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March sees 92% jump in anti-Semitic hate crimes over previous year, NYPD reports

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Anti-Semitic crimes fell slightly in New York City from February to March, but remain high compared to 2021, according to official statistics from the New York City Police Department. In the latest monthly report, which was...
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Anti-Jewish hate crimes jump 400% in February compared to last year, reports NYPD

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The number of hate crimes against Jewish in New York City continues to rise at record rates, according to statistics from the New York City Police Department. According to the NYPD, some 56 incidents of...
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Massachusetts adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued a proclamation endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of anti-Semitism. The administration also released on Feb. 18 its 2020 Massachusetts Hate Crimes Report, compiled from data submitted by law-enforcement agencies...
Security footage capturing an assailant attacking two Jewish men in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 5, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

ADL offers $7,500 for arrest in connection to two assaults in Brooklyn on Shabbat

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The Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey is offering a reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for two assaults in the heavily Chassidic section of...
Photo of a woman wanted for setting a fire in front of the Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn, N.Y., October 2021. Source: Screenshot.

Search underway for woman in Brooklyn who set fire in front of yeshivah

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Police are searching for an unidentified African-American woman seen on surveillance video pouring gasoline in front of a Jewish school in Brooklyn, N.Y., before setting the liquid on fire. The incident occurred Thursday night...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a “Westchester Stands United Against Anti-Semitism and Hate” rally at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

New York boosts funding to secure communities against hate crimes, anti-Semitism

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday to announce an increase in state funding to help secure communities against hate crimes. “This place is a stark...
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Toronto man arrested, again charged for assault, anti-Semitic attack

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A Canadian man responsible for a number of anti-Semitic attacks within the last few months was recently arrested and charged in relation to another hate-motivated assault, B’nai Brith Canada reported. On Friday, Michael Park, 32, approached a woman at...