By COLlive reporter
And the hate keeps coming…
Dining was disrupted at the Almah Café in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY, on Thursday morning when a man began harassing customers.
Jewish customers enjoying coffee, pastries, and breakfast were approached by a black man in a pink sweatshirt who launched into an antisemitic tirade.
“Jewish people are evil,” he told a father sitting with his baby at the entrance of the café on 87 Utica Avenue at the corner of Bergen Street.
“You are killing babies,” he continued, blaming New York Jews for Israel’s defensive actions against terrorism from Hamas and Hezbollah.
The man went on to refer to the terrorists in these groups as “human beings,” adding, “You guys killed millions of people.”
Footage of the incident suggests the man didn’t realize it was a kosher establishment and only entered because he saw Jewish patrons. Upon discovering its nature, he asked, “A Jewish-owned store in a Black neighborhood?!”
His rant also included bizarre claims, alleging that Jewish people assassinated President John F. Kennedy and declaring that “Hitler was onto something.”
Yaacov Behrman, a community activist and director of the Jewish Future Alliance, wrote on X: “Anti-Semitism is real. America, wake up! The Jewish Future Alliance continues to raise awareness about the rise of antisemitism in the aftermath of October 7.”
This incident is the third recorded this week in Crown Heights, following a slashing attack on a Jewish man and another case of a Jewish individual being aggressively knocked down. All three incidents involved black male perpetrators.
Eric Dinowitz, City Council Member and Chair of the Jewish Caucus in the City Council, wrote on X about the incident: “These disgusting interactions happen every day – this one happens to be caught on camera. Antisemitism is running rampant, and people feel more and more comfortable proudly expressing their hate publicly.”
Mark Treyger, CEO of JCRC-NY, wrote on X: “Enabling antisemitism is a policy choice. This is a direct result of escalating inflammatory and divisive rhetoric of leaders (locally and nationally) and continued indifference, inaction, and inertia when it relates to comprehensive plans from all levels of government to advance the safety and inclusion of all people, including our Jewish neighbors.
“Education is the overarching answer and ultimate path forward, but there is much more work to do to deepen understanding of Jewish identity, in both K to 12 and higher education spaces, to root out hate while bringing people closer together.”
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repeat calmly the sheva mitzvos! It confuses them and they hear it and stop their craziness.
I did that to a social media nut that came to Crown Heights.
we all saw that and you didnt come across as you think you did….
Well you seem pretty negative, because he did apologize to the Jewish community.
Also the Rebbe’s “Moment of Silence” in public school is so needed so people can have space in their minds to think and feel, and make plans for a better future even if it’s “just” for themselves, instead of getting trapped by online influencers, worked up and poisoned by Candace who he’s basically quoting but not in her round about way, without her stage crafty subtly and slyness. And she enriches herself by poisoning people like him who are much less fortunate— no one will hire him now. He’s on a crazy downhill spiral… The sheva mitzvahs is indeed the… Read more »
Umm definitely not plotting to end the life of the guy most of us in the community are likely voting for…. Clearly a large lack of education on many fronts for this guy. Surprised he didn’t mention that Jews control the weather too
Trump supporter in action!
Uneducated man, Hitler killed the blacks too.
I was yelled and cursed at today walking on Kingston Ave in middle of the day.
I am so sorry. I hope you’re okay. Do you think it was video taped like outside a store with cameras? Can you report it? There’s freedom of speech but I think there’s also something to keeping a record.
Ignore the creeps
Keep on doing good – a little light dispels a lot of darkness
Whoever is behind the camera, great job!!! U held it well
Thank you for speaking up and you were not afraid
Kol Hakavod to the man taking the video !!
Imagine say any of this about black people, you would be lynched
Why did no one push him out?!
Would take a bulldozer!
Thank you for not being intimidated!!
Sick and destructive behaviour are mostly coming from black churches
They are completely oblivious to reality, result of Government (Lock/Proper)Education
And The Above Said:
One day they will wake up, but like always it will be to late for their salvation.
Time has come
I’m sick and tired of the fact that the only protection this city and PARTICULARLY Crown Heights offers, is to the offenders themselves. Everyone has a right to conduct his or her life normally without being accosted and threatened in a store. This man should get jail time. Please send this video and the countless others to Fox news and even better to major blog casters that get a lot of attention. Eventually it will be published, someone has to clear out the disease of criminals that are constantly being enabled to attack Jews in Crown Heights. I want my… Read more »
Just three days away from election. remember this incident among others. Kamala cannot stand jews. Has never mentioned anything about the poor 1200 people killed on October 7 the hostages that are still languishing in Gaza dungeons, but always remembers to talk about the poor Palestinians the poor Palestinians, and that, is a huge portion of where that hatred comes from, I hope, most people if not all have the common sense to realize who she is in relation to us Jewish people. In two words a Jew hater!