(Worthy Insights) – A new survey of Jewish New Yorkers found that more than one-third of Jewish residents believe that New York City is no longer safe for Jews in the aftermath of the Hamas massacre of October and the subsequent global outbreak of antisemitism, the New York Post reported.
The poll, which was conducted by the New York Solidarity Network, found that 35% of Jewish residents believe “New York is no longer a safe haven for Jewish life and the Jewish people.” That number rises to nearly 40% when the same statement is applied to the United States of America as a whole.
On a more personal level, 44% of respondents said that they felt unsafe, a number which rose to 67% when Orthodox Jews, who are more visibly identifiable as Jewish were asked. [ Source (Read More…) ]
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