ADL Offers $10,000 Reward Following Another Anti-Semitic Attack in Crown Heights

by CrownHeights.info

Following another Anti-Semitic assault in Crown Heights this week, the ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced that it is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible.

“We are once again reeling in the wake of a possible anti-Semitic attack in Crown Heights, Brooklyn,” ADL NY/NJ Regional Director Scott Richman said. “These incidents have a profound impact on the entire community – causing trauma, fear, and substantial distress. We want all New Yorkers to know that these acts will not be tolerated or ignored. We hope that this reward will bring about information that will lead to a swift arrest.”

As previously reported in CrownHeights.info, a 25-year-old Jewish man was dressed in “traditional Jewish garb” when he was approached by a gang of five male blacks around 8:15pm Thursday evening on Empire Blvd near Albany Ave, one of whom punched the Jewish man in the face.

The Jewish man fell to the ground and heard one of his assailants say “you dirty Jew” before they fled on Empire Blvd before turning up Albany Ave.

The victim lost sight of the gang near Montgomery Street and called the police.

The victim was treated by EMS at the 71st Precinct, and was reported as having no serious injuries.

The incident is being investigated, and the Hate Crimes Task Force has been notified.