Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data
The NYPD says Jews have been targeted in at least 275 hate crimes this year
The NYPD says Jews have been targeted in at least 275 hate crimes this year
The August number of alleged attacks on Jews was higher than the 12 recorded over the same month last year, but relatively low in the 11 months since numbers started spiking after Oct. 7
Jews were targeted more than all other groups combined last month, as they have been nearly every month since Oct. 2023
The number of antisemitic crimes in NYC last month represents an 48% increase over the 29 anti-Jewish incidents reported in March of 2023
The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime
A growing constellation of organizations is focused on monitoring online antisemitism and leveraging relationships with law enforcement
The NYPD's only Jewish chaplain recalls the sights and sounds of 9/11
While a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Gaza seems to be holding despite tit-for-tat violence last Wednesday, American Jews are still reeling from a reported surge in antisemitism following the conflict in the Middle East. Incidents include a window at a kosher pizzeria in Manhattan shattered with a brick, a synagogue door in Utah vandalized…