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Man charged in antisemitic assault amid spate of attacks in New York

(JNS) A 28-year-old man from Miami has been arrested and charged with assaulting a 65-year-old in Manhattan on Monday, Dec. 23, announced New York Police Sgt. Lee Jones. Steven Jorge has been accused of punching the 65-year-old male, who was kicked after he fell onto the ground, said Jones, who added that the victim was treated at the scene and not immediately taken to the hospital. This was one of several reported antisemitic assaults over three days. On Tuesday morning, Dec. 24, a large group of people allegedly yelled “F*** you, Jew” at a 25-year-old Jewish male before tossing a Slurpie at him. The perpetrators, who can be heard laughing, quickly fled the scene. Later that day, a group of teenagers assaulted a Jewish man in his 50s in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights. The teens followed the man down the street, with one striking him in the head and knocking him to the ground. Another incident involved a 40-year-old Brooklyn man punched in the face by a suspect who immediately fled the scene. Police said the incident on Christmas morning is currently not being investigated as a hate crime. Also on Dec. 26, a Jewish woman was hit in the head while walking with her son in Brooklyn. According to the report, a 42-year-old woman shouted an antisemitic slur and then beat the 34-year-old mother with her bag near West 6th Street and Avenue S in the borough’s Gravesend section.

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