Thousands gathered in New York City to protest the rise in anti-Semitism the region has seen over the past several months.
Several prominent New Yorkers, including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined the Sunday march against anti-Semitism. The group marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to honor those who have fallen victim to hate crimes.
“I am proud to march with people of all faiths in New York today to say in a united voice: No Hate. No Fear,” Schumer wrote. “We will not stand for anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred.”
De Blasio added, “Anti-Semitism is an attack on ALL New Yorkers — and we stand up for our neighbors in this city.”
Anti-Semitism is an attack on ALL New Yorkers — and we stand up for our neighbors in this city.
Watch the #NoHateNoFear march right now: https://t.co/KP9fzINoQd pic.twitter.com/1l8YJFxaqY
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 5, 2020
We will defeat racial and religious intolerance.
TOGETHER.#NoHateNoFear
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— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) January 5, 2020
I am proud to march with people of all faiths in New York today to say in a united voice:
No Hate. No Fear.
We will not stand for anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred. pic.twitter.com/Ewq46nAnq7
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 5, 2020
And now from the Brooklyn bridge thousands gather and stand against #Antisemitism #NoHateNoFear #JewishandProud pic.twitter.com/GXQjbUbegy
— Adam Milstein (@AdamMilstein) January 5, 2020
The march follows a violent anti-Semitic attack at a Hanukkah celebration last week, in which five Hasidic Jews were harmed in a machete attack. The attack was the 13th anti-Semitic hate crime in two weeks during the holiday season, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to call it an act of domestic terrorism.
