The New York police department deployed policemen at 36 synagogues and 18 yeshivas on New York’s lower East Side this weekend to protect Jews in the area attending Sabbath services.
The action followed an emergency meeting of 20 rabbis with police after a series of attacks by hoodlums on both young and old Jews en route to and from the synagogues and Jewish schools. The only incident reported last night was an attack on a worshiper. Seymour Stein, who was approached by a youth wielding a razor who demanded money. When Stein refused, the attacker punched him in the face and fled. Later Stein identified Richard Azzolino, 17, as his assailant and the youth was charged with attempted assault and robbery.
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