Rabbi beaten by teens while visiting London
Two who assaulted Jewish man allegedly shouted 'Kill Jews' and 'F*** Jews,' left victim bleeding on the ground
Illustrative: Jewish men in the Stamford Hill area of London, January 17, 2015. (Rob Stothard/Getty Images/via JTA)
JTA — A rabbi visiting London was beaten and left bleeding on the ground in the city’s Stamford Hill neighborhood.
The incident occurred on Friday night, the London-based Campaign Against Anti-Semitism reported.
The unnamed man described by British media as a “senior rabbi” flew out of London after Shabbat for Israel.
The two teenagers who assaulted the rabbi allegedly shouted “Kill Jews” and “F*** Jews” during the attack, according to the Shomrim of Stamford Hill. The attack has been reported to London Police.
A demonstration against Jew-hatred in politics and mounting anti-Jewish hate crimes is scheduled for December 8 in Parliament Square, the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism said.
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