"Once again, Jewish New Yorkers find themselves in mourning over yet another horrific and murderous act of antisemitism this time half a world away in Australia, where terroristic gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney on Sunday. No fewer than 15 people were reportedly murdered. The dead include Rabbi Elie Schlanger, who had numerous ties to the Lubavitch community centered in Crown Heights, Brooklyn."
"The massacre cast a pall upon Hanukkah celebrations in New York, and once again spurred an increased police presence outside synagogues, temples and menorah lightings on what should be carefree celebrations among friends and family. Amid the festival of lights, Jewish New Yorkers are confronted with the darkness of antisemitism and hatred. What shall we do as a city to prevent the next act of antisemitism from targeting the Jewish community?"
"Words carry weight and bear consequences. Whenever someone chooses to use words to demean and dehumanize a group of people as a whole because of who they are, we set the stage for violence to follow. Whenever someone chooses to speak or write things that attack Jewish people for who they are and what they believe, they put every Jewish person in greater danger of harm and violence."
A terrorist shooting at a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney killed at least 15 people, including Rabbi Elie Schlanger, who had ties to the Lubavitch community in Crown Heights. The massacre cast a pall over Hanukkah celebrations in New York and prompted increased police presence outside synagogues, temples and menorah lightings. Jewish New Yorkers confronted antisemitism and hatred amid the festival of lights. Hate spreads through how people view and speak of one another; demeaning, dehumanizing language sets the stage for violence. Concerns emerged about political figures who hesitate to condemn inflammatory phrases perceived as calls to violence against Jews.
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