An op-ed in the New York Times on Wednesday stresses the importance of the march planned for this morning, Sunday, January 5th in protest of the recent rise of anti-Semitism in the city.

By: WIN Staff

The march titled “No Hate. No Fear” will leave from Foley Square in Lower Manhattan at 11 am and cross the Brooklyn Bridge; to be followed by a rally in Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza.

The editorial, titled “It’s an Old and Insidious Hatred. And New Yorkers Can’t Stand for It,” begins by saying that New York has been home to Jews ever since the first Jewish congregation in the United States, Shearith Israel, was founded in 1654.

According to police crime data, more than half of the 421 hate crimes reported in New York City in 2019 were against Jews.

“In New York, a city of immigrants and refugees, anti-Semitism is a threat to everyone. Just like white supremacy, it flourishes like a plague when cynics and bigots inflame painful divisions and spew hate for political gain,” the editorial says.

“To protect all of us, New York needs to show up against anti-Semitism. We need to march in the streets, together.”

The march is being sponsored by the UJA-Federation of New York along with the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, the Anti-Defamation League of New York, the American Jewish Committee of New York, Americans Against Anti-Semitism, Zioness and the New York Board of Rabbis.

“The event, organized as a response to the skyrocketing anti-Semitism in Jersey City, Monsey and Brooklyn, is intended to “send the message loud and clear that we are one,” tweeted Americans Against Antisemitism’ founder Dov Hikind.

The ADL’s Tracker of Anti-Semitic Incidents reports that since the Dec. 10 massacre at a kosher grocery store in New Jersey, there have been over a dozen of anti-Semitic incidents in New York and New Jersey. (World Israel News)

DIRECTIONS

Subways to Foley Square:

1, 2, 3, A, C, J, or Z trains to Chambers Street

4, 5, 6, R, or W trains to City Hall

Once downtown:

March participants should arrive at Foley Square via the North side, at the intersection of Worth Street and Lafayette Street (also known as Federal Plaza).

Marchers who arrive via subway south of Foley Square MUST walk North up Broadway or Centre Street until Worth Street, then proceed toward the intersection of Worth and Lafayette.