Thousands of people marched in New York City on Sunday in solidarity after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks across the region, including the stabbing of five people in Monsey, N.Y., last month at a Hanukkah celebration.
Lawmakers joined protestors at the demonstration organized by dozens of advocacy and Jewish community groups chanting “No hate, no fear, our Jewish families are welcome here,” as they marched across lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge.
Images and video clips shared on Twitter showed thousands of people coming out in support of the protest of the rise in hate crimes against Jews.
“No hate! No fear! Our Jewish families are welcome here!”#NoHateNoFear pic.twitter.com/pqk3QcFxgd
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2020
NOW: thousands of Jews of all shapes and stripes, and allies marching against antisemitism in downtown NYC in response to series of antisemitic attacks on Hassidic Jews in recent weeks. Pretty incredible turnout. #NoHateNoFear pic.twitter.com/3WkEjc3ZKG
— Simone Zimmerman (@simonerzim) January 5, 2020
Not sure I've ever seen this many people in one place in New York #NoHateNoFear pic.twitter.com/u1POs1xzJ2
— Natalie (@natalierachel) January 5, 2020
The attack on the Hanukkah celebration in the heavily Orthodox Jewish community in the New York suburb followed reports of increasing anti-Semitism across the city and surrounding parts of the state.
During the Sunday demonstration Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced the state will provide $45 million in additional funding to protect religious-based institutions and non-public schools.
Proud to stand in solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters at the #NoHateNoFear march in NYC.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 5, 2020
NY will provide $45 million in additional funding to protect religious-based institutions & non-public schools.
We will not let the cancer of hate and intolerance weaken us. pic.twitter.com/Ar5wwnye3t
New York City mayor Bill De Blasio and New York Sens. Chuck Schumer
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The rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes is not limited to New York; Los Angeles and Chicago are also set to hit an 18-year peak, The New York Times reports citing an upcoming report from Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.
