Two Jewish men were attacked as “dirty Jews” in Brooklyn — before one of them was punched in the face for sporting an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt, the pair told The NY Post Monday.
Blake Zavadsky and his friend Ilan Kaganovich, both 21, were at the Foot Locker in Bay Ridge shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday when they were allegedly accosted by two attackers.
“They asked us what we were doing in their neighborhood,” Zavadsky said. “They called us ‘dirty Jews.’”
He said they took particular issue with his hoodie that featured the emblem of the Israeli military forces.
“The one who punched me said if I don’t take my sweatshirt off, he’s going to rock me,” Zavadsky said.
“‘How can you support these dirty Jews?’” Zavadsky said the man allegedly snarled.
The NYPD said Monday the incident is being investigated as a hate crime. Read more at The NY Post.
{Matzav.com}
Bay Ridge, where this terrible crime occurred, used to be very Irish, also Italian, and other groups, however, over the years it has changed a lot and now has a large Arab population.