A man on a bike threw the hats off of Jewish residents of Stamford Hill, punching some of the residents in the head, London Shomrim said on Wednesday.
The attacks took place outside a synagogue on Cazenove Road N16, according to Shomrim. The civil protection organization asked for anyone who recognizes the offender to contact them and Hackney Police.
#HateCrime #Antisemitism♂️ Racist Male on a bicycle attacked multiple Jewish residents of #StamfordHill throwing off their hats & punching some victims to the head. Reports of more victims, who are requested to come forward. Outside a Synagogue on Cazenove Road N16.… pic.twitter.com/nV6nVSRNjk
— Shomrim (Stamford Hill) (@Shomrim) December 27, 2023
The attacks were caught on surveillance camera video, with the perpetrator seen tipping the hats off of Jewish men while speeding by on a bike.
Series of antisemitic incidents in Stamford Hill area
The assaults are the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents in the area.
On Wednesday morning, antisemitic graffiti was scrawled on a bus stop outside a Jewish girl's school on Amhurst Park N16, with crossed-out Stars of David spraypainted on the stop.
#HateCrime #Antisemitism Jewish community of #StamfordHill woke up this morning to Antisemitic graffiti on a @TFL bus stop outside a Jewish girls school on Amhurst Park N16 (Bethune Road Stop T). @MPSHackney Ref 4636260/23. pic.twitter.com/hNMQELkmNE
— Shomrim (Stamford Hill) (@Shomrim) December 27, 2023
In another incident in the area earlier this month, a driver shouted "Heil Hitler" at an 84-year-old Holocaust survivor.