Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY – A 64-year-old Orthodox Jewish man was attacked with a stone brick on Tuesday morning in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, an area that has seen an uptick in acts of violent antisemitism in recent years.
The victim, Rabbi Avraham Gopin, is a dual Israeli-American citizen. He was exercising in Rochester Park in Crown Height saround 8:30 A.M. when a man threw a stone brick at him, injuring his face and knocking out two of his teeth, his son-in-law, Rabbi Getzy Markowitz, told Haaretz.
Local media reports said that Gopin fought back, and that witnesses came to his aid. The perpetrator fled the scene. The New York Police Department Hate Crime Task Force confirmed to Haaretz that it is in the field and investigating the matter.
Gopin’s injuries also included contusions on his leg and a head injury that required three staples. “The guy threw the bricks and they scuffled,” Markowitz said. “My father-in-law defended himself.”
🚨WANTED for ASSAULT: Do you know this guy? @NYPDHateCrimes is investigating an incident that occurred on 8/27 at around 7:40 AM, inside Lincoln Terrace Park in Brooklyn. The suspect punched the victim, then hit him with a rock. Any info, call or DM @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/hmioZMElbh
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 28, 2019
