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Anti-Semitic attack against two Jewish brothers returning from Yom Kippur services in Brooklyn
18.10.2016, Anti-Semitism Two Jewish brothers walking home from Yom Kippur services in Brooklyn were attacked by three men who uttered anti-Semitic slurs, the New York Daily News reported quoting police sources.
Police said theyr are are investigating the attack as a ''possible hate crime.''
The victims, ages 23 and 19, were walking home from the Flatbush Park Jewish Center in Mill Basin Wednesday. They were wearing yarmulkes and prayer shawls, when they came across their assailants.
The three men, all white, were heading in the opposite direction, and when they said, “F---ing Jews,” police said. The older brother responded, “It’s our holiday,” sources said.
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The older brother then touched one of the men, who responded by punching him in the face. .
The trio then attacked the brothers, leaving the 23-year-old with bruised ribs and a cut in his mouth, and the 19-year-old with bruises on his eye and a cut lip, sources said.
The victims were taken to a hospital for treatment.
EJP
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