Yaacov  Behrman Profile picture
Director @opsurvival . Public Relations at Chabad @Lubavitch HQ. Founder of Jewish Future Alliance. Member of Community Board 9. Tweeting my own views.
Oct 29, 2023 6 tweets 1 min read
Update from Crown Heights:

Everyone is safe, and I am not aware of any incidents in the neighborhood.

Around 4:30 pm, I walked to the museum with a group of neighbors, and here are my observations:

The parkway had a notable presence of visibly Orthodox Jews…(1) Including people who regularly walk on the parkway and those who were there specifically to express their Jewish identity and show that they are unafraid.

Upon arriving @ the museum, we found that the rally had shifted towards the Brooklyn Bridge, and the crowd had dispersed (2)
Aug 18, 2019 11 tweets 3 min read
Today, 17 Av, this year August 18h, marks the 80th anniversary of the Hebron massacre. With cries of “Slaughter the Jews” and “Allahu Akbar,” the mob broke into homes, tortured, raped and murdered men, women and children. Benzion Gershon, a pharmacist @ Hadassah hospital, known throughout the region for helping Jews and Arabs alike, was tortured and murdered after being forced to watch the mobs rape and butcher his daughter. 67 Jewish men, women and children were killed. @billmaher history class
Jan 30, 2019 7 tweets 2 min read
A 65 year old Jewish man was beaten and left blooded in the streets of Crown Heights last night. The attackers are being charged with a hate crime. This was a very serious incident & we call on @BrooklynDA to vigorously prosecute the case to fullest extent of the law
@NYPD71Pct Last night, in an unprovoked attack, a 65 year old Jewish male was beaten and left bloodied in the streets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. This is but the latest incident in a recent spike in hate crimes against Jews in the Crown Heights community.