Two Jewish-owned New York City businesses vandalized on the night before Independence Day, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz and the owner of one of the establishments said Wednesday.
The Rothschild TLV restaurant, which serves Israeli cuisine, and Israeli market-style Nuts Factory were both defaced on Tuesday night, according to reports.
Security footage from Rothschild showed an individual with a medical mask and baseball hat passing by the restaurant and then returning a few moments later to smash a window with an object. The vandal then departed.Steinmetz said he had met with Rothschild chef Guy Kairi and assured him that the Jewish community would stand with him. He encouraged the community to patronize the establishments.
Antisemitism in New York City
“To paraphrase Jeremiah, antisemitism has arrived at our window,” Steinmetz said on social media. “In the face of these attacks, we will do what Jews have always done: Stay strong. We won’t give an inch to haters.”
New York City Hall was lit in blue and white in honor of Independence Day to honor “the remarkable achievements of the State of Israel and the resilience of its people,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said.
“As mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population on the globe outside of Israel, I am reminded every day how important of an ally Israel has been to America,” he said.