{"id":2646192,"date":"2026-08-17T18:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdanis-new-york-man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-randomly-attacking-jewish-woman-63-at-synagogue\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T18:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:51:57","slug":"mamdanis-new-york-man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-randomly-attacking-jewish-woman-63-at-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdanis-new-york-man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-randomly-attacking-jewish-woman-63-at-synagogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani&#8217;s New York: Man Charged with Hate Crime After Randomly Attacking Jewish Woman, 63, at Synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdanis-new-york-man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-randomly-attacking-jewish-woman-63-at-synagogue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646192&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 46-year-old man was charged with a hate crime after interrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan. During the incident,he assaulted a congregant,damaged property,and attacked security personnel,shouting anti-Semitic slurs like \u201cF*** the Jews.\u201d He was quickly detained by an NYPD sergeant.The synagogue\u2019s leadership expressed deep pain over the event, emphasizing the importance of the space as a place of peace and reflection. the attacker, Larry Montes, has prior convictions for theft and assault. Israeli officials and local authorities criticized political rhetoric that they beleive incited the attack, with calls for stronger action against anti-Semitic violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 46-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime after chaos erupted at Central Synagogue in Manhattan Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Larry Montes, 46, of the Bronx was arrested, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYPDPC\/status\/2088461266503217369?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMontes has now been charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime, among other charges,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYPDPC\/status\/2088429292333973592?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2088429292333973592%7Ctwgr%5E0befcb656aba2aa1186b6d715fcebc60ef933683%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fembed%3Furl%3Dhttps3A2F2Fx.com2FNYPDPC2Fstatus2F2088429292333973592id%3Dmntl-sc-block_12-0-iframeoptions%3De303DdocId%3D12060750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another post<\/a>, Tisch summed up the incident, writing, \u201can individual disrupted Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Earlier this evening, an individual disrupted Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan. As synagogue security was escorting him out, he struck a member of the congregation, damaged synagogue property, and then spit at and headbutted a member of the security team. An\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica S. Tisch (@NYPDPC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYPDPC\/status\/2088429292333973592?\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs synagogue security was escorting him out, he struck a member of the congregation, damaged synagogue property, and then spit at and headbutted a member of the security team,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn NYPD sergeant working a paid detail at the synagogue immediately stepped in and took the individual into custody,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand the sanctity of this space and its meaning for congregants. Central Synagogue is where I grew up. In joy and in sorrow, it has always been a place of comfort and peace. What happened there tonight is deeply painful. A place of worship should never be a crime scene,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Michele Anenberg-Poma, who was injured in the incident, sent out a social media message to the attacker, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/16\/us-news\/nyc-synagogue-attack-victim-punches-back-at-unhinged-attacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the woman who was assaulted last night at Central Synagogue. You will not punch out our Jewish light. You will not stand and cause harm to our eternal light,\u201d she wrote on Instagram, showing a bruised lip and a cut on her right arm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI am the woman who was assaulted last night at Central Synagogue. You will not punch out our Jewish light. You will not stand and cause harm to our eternal light\u201d- Michele Anenberg-Poma<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Antisemitism?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Antisemitism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/JewHatred?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JewHatred<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hv5ORAc7Jh\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hv5ORAc7Jh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ImaZionist (@ImaZionist) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ImaZionist\/status\/2088979779412476178?\">August 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to sing our prayers of peace, love, and joy while protecting the voices that lead us each week,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur beloved Central Synagogue stands for all \u2014 stands so tall, a light, a light truly for all,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Montes screamed \u201cF*** the Jews\u201d during the incident, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/16\/us-news\/nyc-synagogue-attack-victim-punches-back-at-unhinged-attacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Post report said Montes was convicted in June 2024 of the theft of headphones at Best Buy, citing Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Ali Fazal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW YORK: Larry Montes, 46, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-bus-driver-charged-with-hate-crime-after-confronting-man-with-phone-in-womens-locker-room\/\" title=\"... bus driver faces ... ... for confronting man with phone in ladies&#039; locker room.\">faces hate crime charges<\/a> after storming NYC\u2019s Central Synagogue during Shabbat and assaulting a Jewish woman and a security guard. After his arrest, he reportedly called Jews \u201cswines\u201d and admitted his actions were motivated by hatred of Judaism. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iicDYGb85z\">pic.twitter.com\/iicDYGb85z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel News Pulse (@israelnewspulse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/israelnewspulse\/status\/2089037550811816416?\">August 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, he was convicted of stealing deodorant from a CVS and assaulting an employee.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis blamed Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s comments for fueling the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attack on Manhattan\u2019s Central Synagogue is a direct result of Mayor Mamdani\u2019s sustained campaign of incitement,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI warned that words would turn into actions, and that is exactly what is happening,\u201d he said. \u201cMamdani has failed to protect New York\u2019s Jews. It is not enough to issue weak condemnations. 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