Jewish organizations remember victims of Monsey stabbing

• Date: 29 December 2020
• Published date: 29 December 2020
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The commemoration also paid tribute to Rabbi Josef Neumann, who was stabbed during the attack, and died of his injuries months later after being attacked by 38-year-old Grafton Thomas. The perpetrator was arrested hours after the attack that took place in the house of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg. Prior to his expected trial, he was found to be mentally unfit to stand for hate crime charges.

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote on Twitter that he will "continue fighting the vile antisemitism & #hate that fueled this tragic incident."

Likewise, the World Jewish Congress wrote on Twitter that "It's been one year since the Monsey Hanukkah stabbing in New York. An attacker wielding a machete entered the home of a rabbi during Hanukkah celebrations, stabbing several people. Joseph Neumann...