The MMA-trained Jerry Maguire star told TMZ that he escorts Jews to synagogue on Shabbat with Franklin, a jiu jitsu practitioner who, according to the Forward, is coordinating his volunteer effort with Magen Am, a security service for the Jewish community.The latter noted that among the incidents they've encountered have included assailants attempting to run over Jewish kids and shooting them with paintballs while shouting antisemitic slurs, TMZ said. Lipnicki, who was a child star in hit films Stuart Little and Like Mike, attends Shabbat dinners hosted by Franklin, The Times of Israel reported. In 2017, The Jewish Journal reported that Lipnicki, who grew up attending the Reform congregation Temple Adat Elohim, was the 600,000th participant of Birthright Israel.
Actors volunteer to escort LA Jews to synagogue
Actors Jonathan Lipnicki and Remi Franklin have teamed up to use their martial arts skills to protect the Orthodox Jews of Los Angeles.
