Crown Heights, NY – An 11-year-old Jewish girl was attacked at a Crown Heights playground by a band of black youths who slammed her into a metal slide, kicked her repeatedly – and pelted her with anti-Semitic invective, the girl’s mom said.
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“Dumb Jew! B—-! Why are you here? Why are you in this world?” the boys screamed as they pummeled Nechama Benjamin at a Montgomery St. playground.
The shocking attack by at least three boys is being investigated by police. The beating caused Nechama to black out and left her with a bloody nose – and a terrible fear of leaving home, her mom said.
“My daughter told me she is afraid to go out, to go to the park – to go anywhere,” said Elka Benjamin, 31.
Nechama went to the local park with her 6-year-old brother around 6 p.m. Although Crown Heights has long been plagued by racial and religious tension, Nechama’s mother thought it was okay for her kids to go to the playground alone because the family lives on the same block.
Trouble started when one of a group of boys playing soccer tossed the ball at Nechama, hitting her in the leg, her mother said.
She tossed it back – and an argument ensued. The boys surrounded Nechama, taunting her mercilessly, her mother said.
Then the boys grabbed her by the hair and dragged her from the bench to a playground slide.
Nechama spoke to cops Tuesday at the NYPD’s 71st Precinct stationhouse, where a boy who witnessed the incident was also questioned.
No arrests have been made, a police source said last night.
The victim was then taken to a local hospital where an ER doctor confirmed that she had suffered a concussion.
Never, send kids alone to the park!!! Totally irresponsible parents! I don’t care whether it is in Crown Heights, Boro Park or Lakewood, it does not matter. An 11 year old girl to be responsible for a 6 year old! In this day and age it is totally irresponsible!
this is all blown out of proportion. clearly, the girl is just running scared. why should we believe the word of an 11 year old girl? her family just wants to cause trouble for these black youths.
Where is there a playground on Montgomery where people play soccer? The only soccer field is Lefferts Park which is a street over from Montgomery. It would do well that parents don’t send their children there unsupervised as there are many people who are not Jewish there continually playing soccer and other games, plus local non-Jewish children and other riff-raff. I am astounded that anyone would send their child out to play unsupervised in any park in New York City! Especially a young girl? Nobody is around to hear her yell if there is a problem. I won’t even go into what goes on Shabbos….
#2 ……….I don’t know what the heck you are talking about??? There were witnesses to this girl’s beating! She suffered a concussion. I hope these thugs are caught and prosecuted !!
I wonder if DA Hynes will be calling for a grand jury investigation like he did when that 18 year old rock-throwing thug got pepper sprayed in CH last year…
Reply to #2 ” this is all blown out of proportion. clearly, the girl is just running scared. why should we believe the word of an 11 year old girl? her family just wants to cause trouble for these black youths”. Out of proportion!!!! Are you an idiot or pretending to be one? Or perhaps you’re anti-semetic as well. This was an 11 year old Jewish girl attacked by a few boys! They were clearly anti-semetic. If it was the other way around I’m sure it would be all over the news! You make me sick…people like you make this world a sick place. And what’s up with your stupid comment about the family just wanting to cause problems for these black youths?!?! What could they possible gain from that? I’m so angry and I hope they find those boys and lock them up. This is not the first time “black youths” attack Jews in Crown Heights. I know people who have told me horrible stories. They have to run home from Shul on Shabbos so that they don’t get beat up by black kids.
never understood why the jews in crown heights insist on living in a neighborhood,where they are surounded by criminal gangsters and low life animals,
would anyone in his right mind move into and live in the dark jungles of africa ? of course not.
and before all you bleeding heart leftist liberals start screaming RACIST,please note i did not say that all the blacks in crown heights are gangsters and animals,but i do say that a sizable percentage of them are animals,and therefore i advise our brothers and sisters in crown heights,GET THE HELL OUT OF THAT SEWER
before it’s too late
Kids can be taught the basics of ‘street smarts’ and self-defense, and kids can be trained to blow a whistle or call for help, but: It’s not the wisest thing to send a 6 year old and an 11 year old to a public park, without any adults supervising, anywhere in NY City.
Crown Heights is not the Jewish homeland!!! Aliyah now!!!! All Jews should learn martial arts such as Krav Maga & learn the use of firearms through legal training & proper use including maintainance!!! Chizuk!!!
To all the posters here,i live in crown heights.The situation is much worse than you think(it’s a pity VIN only prints the crimes reported in the general media),the police are at a worse stage than i just simply could not care less.2 recent examples,you heard about the women slapper,well the 1st time he did it on a friday night ,the people who saw the crime flagged down a police car.You know what their response was “get over it”,no report filed.2nd story,around 2 weeks ago,a bochur was assualted by a group of teenagers,kicked etc,,,,the police did not want to make any arrests(after coming late)saying they really didn’t harm you!
I agree with the other poster. Every Jewish home should have a weapon and every Jew should know how to defend themselves. These things will continue until we stop it, rather than relying on law enforcement.
There is much unfortunate prejudice against blacks, however clearly there are those who bring that stereotype to the forefront with their animal behavior.
i did not know that jews attacked by blacks happens alot in crown heights. this needs to be better publicized in the jewish community and the larger press. this is absolutely disgusting. the kids who did it must be prosectued for aggravated assault w/intent to do serious bodily harm,…wait, attempted murder and hate crime because one of them said’ why are you in this world?”…
this should be a nationally televised trial to show the black ‘community’ that the jewish people will NOT put up with this crap anymore. jews need to know when and how to fight back. and black people must take respnsibility for their own.
i want to know this: have there been any leaders in the black community who have or will speak out against this!!!??
please G-d the girl is okay, but the scum who did this must be caught and properly prosecuted, i don’t care of they are minors. throw the whole book at them. where do the learn such hate? at a mosque? a church??? ( i doubt it)…. the parents should be held responsibile for their childrens behavior.
is this the result of obama’s ‘residency’??
jewish americans: wake up!!!! do NOt tolerate this for one second!!!!
may G-d help us.
If true change is to come, it must come at every level— grassroots, government, and, of course, from Above. Teach children and teens to identify threatening situations, to defuse them if they can, and, if not, to fight to freedom. Aliyah? Great! But if you can’t make it yet, improve, don’t move. Improvement begins from within and reaches out.
I would never ever send my kids to the park alone. BUT, that is NOT the issue here. The hate shown by the black boys was TAUGHT to them. Its obviously an ideology that is being purposely perpetuated through generations. People, allow your children to learn a form of self defense, girls as well as boys.