New York investigating suspected car ramming attack on Orthodox Jew

NY Attorney General Letitia James posts video of incident, describing it as horrific and asking the public to assist in identifying the assailant; 50 year old victim injured and taken to hospital
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New York police said it was investigating a car ramming of an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn, as a hate crime.
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  • The incident took place on Friday in the Crown Heights neighborhood, when a driver appeared to intentionally ram his car into a visibly Jewish man who was crossing the street. He then fled the scene.
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    Jewish man rammed by car in alleged attack in NY
    Jewish man rammed by car in alleged attack in NY
    Jewish man rammed by car in alleged attack in NY
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    The alleged attack was reported in a posted by New York Attorney General Letitia James who described it as horrific and requested the public's help in identifying the assailant.
    The 50-year old Jew, was injured and taken to a local area hospital for treatment.
    According to a report by the California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism that was published in December, anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 59% in 2021 with cases in New York jumping from 121 in 2020, to 207 in 2021.
    The White House addressed the concerning increase in anti-Jewish violence in a round table event also in December.
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    Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff (R) during WH roundtable on antisemitism
    Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff (R) during WH roundtable on antisemitism
    Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff (R) during WH roundtable on antisemitism
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    “Right now, there is an epidemic of hate facing our country," Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president, said in his prepared remarks at the event.
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