Backpack set alight on steps of Jewish center in Brooklyn over Yom Kippur The burning bag on the steps of the Park Slope Jewish Center was reported at 1 a.m. on Wednesday.
Anti-Semitic hate crimes in NYC have risen significantly in 2019 Police said more than half of the 311 reported hate crimes have targeted Jews.
New York police arrest alleged attacker who hit Brooklyn rabbi in face with rock Abraham Gopin, 64, a father of ten and a grandfather, lost two front teeth and suffered a broken nose in the Aug. 27 attack.