Archive Photo of the Shiach R. Baruch Myers (right) with the former President of Austria Mr. Thomas Klestil

Rabbi Baruch Myers and his 12-year-old son were verbally attacked by two culprits on January 27.

According to the Sme daily, the attack took place downtown in the Slovak capital as the rabbi and his son were leaving a synagogue on Heydukova Street. The two culprits allegedly shouted “Jew! Jews to the gas chambers! Juden raus!”, but did not become violent. Myers said he feared being physically attacked, and hid in a nearby video arcade.

Chabad Rabbi Myers verbally attacked

Archive Photo of the Shiach R. Baruch Myers (right) with the former President of Austria Mr. Thomas Klestil

Rabbi Baruch Myers and his 12-year-old son were verbally attacked by two culprits on January 27.

According to the Sme daily, the attack took place downtown in the Slovak capital as the rabbi and his son were leaving a synagogue on Heydukova Street. The two culprits allegedly shouted “Jew! Jews to the gas chambers! Juden raus!”, but did not become violent. Myers said he feared being physically attacked, and hid in a nearby video arcade.

Myers then saw a police patrol and reported the attack. The officers quickly arrested the attackers, who were still standing only a few meters away, and appeared surprised that the rabbi had reported the incident.

Bratislava police spokeswoman Dáša Kollárová said that the attackers, 23-year-old Pavol and 30-year-old Vladimír, have been charged with promoting fascism, for which they face up to three years in jail. She added that both men were drunk at the time of the attack.

3 Comments

  • Interested

    it sounds like nothing like the stuff going on here in CH. B“H nobody was hurt, and perhaps the Rabbi was overeacting, even though it’s right to report it. But it wasn’t an attack, just harrassment.

    They were a couple of drunken peasants, maybe gypsies. Europe’s full of them.

    I’ve had worse in Manhattan. Perhaps Rabbi Myers should move back to the US and he will be safe.

    Has he ever been ”attacked” before?

    i hope he & his son were not too shaken up by these terrible criminals.