Following the recent shooting incidents, thousands march on the Brooklyn Bridge in the city • "We will march united and strong to deliver a clear message: No one will threaten the one and a half million Jews who live here"

The New York Jewish Federation is now (first) conducting a huge protest march on the Brooklyn Bridge. Thousands of Jews and non-Jews are expected to protest against hatred and anti-Semitism, as reflected in the recent harsh incidents in Muncie, Brooklyn and New Jersey. The protest route, which is titled "No Hate, No Fear," will open in the square opposite the Manhattan Supreme Court, and cross the Brooklyn Bridge to Columbus Square, where a multi-rally will be held.

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Parallel to the protest in New York, a solidarity rally was held in Jerusalem today to convey a message of support from Israel to Diaspora Jewry.

Yitzhak Herzog, chairman of the Jewish Agency, said at the rally: "Thousands are marching in New York, Jews and non-Jews, with a deep sense of responsibility and deep disgust at the terrible phenomenon that has lifted a head in recent times - hatred of Jews in the US. Jews are no longer safe on the streets of the US Who have been safe for hundreds of years. We are here to identify with them and repeat the saying and slogan - No Hate. No Fear "

As mentioned earlier, the march in New York follows the recent severe shooting incidents in the Jewish community - a shooting event in a New Jersey grocery store on December 10, in which four, three of them were murdered (and a policeman) - alongside desecrating a memorial to Holocaust murders Lakewood to other times concerns.

A stabbing event against ultra-Orthodox Jews in Monsey Township in New York State // from Twitter

A week ago, an armed African American man broke into a machete at a rabbi's home in the ultra-Orthodox city of Monsey during a Chanukah party and began stabbing those present, two of whom were evacuated in serious condition to the hospital. In another incident last week, two African-American women shouted anti-Semitic statements at an ultra-Orthodox young man (22) in Brooklyn and then violently attacked him.

New York State elected officials are expected to attend the march. The New York Jewish Federation is a major philanthropic element of the New York Jewish community. As a result, some 50,000 donors decide to give their best resources to help people in need, stimulate the passion for Jewish life and study, and strengthen Jewish communities around the world.

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New York Jewish Federation CEO Eric Goldstein told Israel Today ahead of the event that "when anti-Semitism raises its head and strikes in our community, we must act together and oppose it. We will walk the streets of New York proud, united and strong to convey a clear message that no one will threaten the million and a half Jews living in Greater New York City. Residents of all walks of life, religions and communities will march to our side tomorrow and say aloud: neither hatred nor fear. "

At the same time, a solidarity rally against anti-Semitism and hatred in New York will be held at the Jerusalem National Institute Square today. Jewish Agency Chairman Yitzhak Herzog said ahead of the event: "The demonstration of solidarity in the building of the National Institutes of Jerusalem in parallel with the New York Parade is a signal of solidarity and solidarity from the people sitting in Zion with his brothers and sisters in the Diaspora."

The protest march is the initiative of the New York Jewish Federation - in collaboration with the Jewish-American Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Board of Rabbis.