Chabad Shliach Goes On Local Radio After Pittsburgh Business Attacked For Supporting Israel

by CrownHeights.info

Rabbi Shlomo Silverman of Chabad of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA went onto local radio following a hammer attack on a Jewish owned business over signs declaring support for Israel.

Listen to the audio below:

The anti-Semitic incident took place at the Marvista Design + Build on Beechwood Boulevard in the heavily Jewish-populated Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

According to the New York Post, the hateful vandal struck about 3:50am last Friday and repeatedly struck the window where a sign supporting Israel hung. Unable to shatter the glass, the woman left but returned a few minutes later and continued to strike it before grabbing the sign and then smashing the windows of a company truck.

When police arrived, the unidentified woman had already left.

The business is owned by Michael “Shlomo” Jacobs, a Chabad Chosid and resident of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood.

Combatting the hate, in the same neighborhood that saw the Pittsburgh massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue just a few years ago, a “Stronger Than Hate” gathering has already been arranged, looking to foster unity and take a stand against anti-Semitism.