Anti-Semitic attacks target Brooklyn’s Union Temple
The epidemic of anti-Semitic incidents in the wake of the Pittsburgh tragedy continued when a political event at the Union Temple in Prospect Heights was canceled Thursday night after anti-Semitic graffiti was found inside the temple.
The graffiti included “Die Jew Rats,” “Jews Better Be Ready” and “Hitler,” according to Channel 4 New York News. The event, which was canceled after the graffiti was discovered, was scheduled to feature comedienne Ilana Glazer as moderator; Democratic state Senate candidates Andrew Gounardes (Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) and Jim Gaughran (Huntington-Oyster Bay); and radio-TV journalist Amy Goodman.
Brooklyn neighborhoods have increasingly been the targets of anti-Semitic attacks in recent weeks, Channel 4 New York News reported. Last month, a man was charged with assault as a hate crime after the beating of a Jewish man in Borough Park, and earlier last week swastikas were found on buildings on a Brooklyn Heights street.