Jews feel they are no longer safe to live in New York

Fifth grade graduation at a Brooklyn school turned into a real fight. June 14 at about 10:45 am at School No. 682 in Gravesend Jewish family attacked. They were punched in the head and dragged along the ground by their hair. The victims claim they were attacked because they were Jewish. The family filed a lawsuit against the city of New York for $100 million. Meanwhile, other Jews living in the Big Apple admitted that they do not feel safe. In a recent survey of Jews in New York, nearly half of respondents said they felt unsafe because of their religious affiliation. More than a third said New York is no longer a safe haven for their people, reports New York Post.

A poll by the New York Solidarity Network found that 44% of 1200 Jewish voters in New York City and other counties surveyed said they felt unsafe.

More than a third—35%—said they agreed with the statement “New York is no longer a safe haven for Jewish people.”

Nearly 40% of the same voters believe the United States is no longer a safe haven for Jews.

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The numbers are alarming. New York State is home to 1,5 million Jews, more than any other place on the globe outside of Israel.

“That more than a third of New York's registered Jewish voters believe that New York is no longer a safe haven for Jews should be a wake-up call to state and local elected officials,” said Sarah Forman, New York's executive director. Solidarity Network.

Wave of anti-Semitic crimes

New York has been hit by a wave of anti-Semitic attacks crimes motivated by hatred following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 and the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Anti-Semitic sentiment has spread to college campuses. Some Jewish students experience fear of fear due to anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitic incidents. At Cooper Union and Columbia University vandals seized the educational building.

Many masked hooligans have escaped prosecution. A campaign is underway to convince Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature to reinstate a mask ban at public protests. This will prevent persecutors and fanatics from hiding their identity and escaping punishment for their crimes.

Half of those surveyed don't believe New York City college campuses will do enough to make Jewish students feel safe in the upcoming fall semester, while 42% said they do.

Meanwhile, 86% of respondents consider anti-Semitism a serious problem, and 56% have witnessed anti-Jewish hatred on social media and online forums, particularly 72% of them under 30 years of age.

Anti-Semitic hate crimes rose 45% in 2024, according to NYPD data. Many of the attacks were captured on video.

Attacks on Jews

For example, last month the director of the Brooklyn Museum and several Jewish board members were attacked by anti-Semitic vandals. They poured red paint on their houses and scrawled the words “blood on your hands.”

Vandals painted an inverted red triangle on the house of director Anna Pasternak. The symbol has been used by Hamas in the past to identify Israeli military targets. He has recently been seen during the anti-Israel tent camp protests that have engulfed university campuses across the country.

An anti-Jewish harasser from Staten Island was recently arrested for allegedly storming a Big Apple subway car. He demanded that the “Zionists” raise their hands.

A Jewish father of five in Brooklyn was beaten in front of his home last December on the first night of Hanukkah. The attacker shouted anti-Semitic slogans. Two days later, another man was robbed of his traditional Jewish headdress, worth $2500, in the area.

Violent hatred of Jews has exploded amid Hamas's war with Israel in the Gaza Strip.

“Masks full of hatred toward Jews swarmed outside hospitals and synagogues, vandalized the homes of board members of Jewish museums, intimidated Jews on the subway and other public places, vandalized Jewish-owned businesses, seized colleges, and 'occupied' campuses. All this time, far-left politicians have labeled this behavior as 'peaceful' protest," Foreman said.

“If we don’t feel safe here, with the largest Jewish community outside of Israel, how can we feel safe anywhere?” – Foreman wondered.