Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) recently met with 101st Precinct officials and local leadership to discuss heightened security for the Jewish community in regards to the upcoming high holidays.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the two most holy and sacred days in the Jewish faith, have always warranted a conspicuous police presence—and this year will be no different, Pheffer Amato noted.
Over the past few years, anti-Semitic attacks have spiked. According to the Anti-Defamation League, there was a 34-percent increase in attacks in 2021, compared to the previous year.
It was also reported that this is the highest level of tracking and reports in more than 40 years. Recently in Far Rockaway, a Jewish man was attacked and had anti-Semitic words shouted at him, to which the NYPD responded swiftly and effectively. “This was a deplorable act of hate that will not be ignored. I am thankful for the NYPD and their immediate action, and also to the Queens District Attorney who will be prosecuting this man for a hate crime,” Pheffer Amato said. “Let me say it loudly so everyone hears it: Hate and intolerance is not accepted in this community and those that act this way will be held accountable to the highest level.”
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato
