NEW YORK (VINnews) — Newly released documents reveal that Democrats in New York City specifically targeted yeshivas with citations and inspections during the COVID lockdowns. The documents, buried for years until the courts finally forced them to be released, reveal a veritable witch-hunt, with inspectors dispatched exclusively to yeshivas, while ignoring all other private schools.
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After four years, a Freedom-Of-Information Law (FOIL) request by “The Post Millennial” news outlet finally was released. The shocking documents revealed that the NYC Sheriff’s Office specifically targeted Jewish schools with inspections and citations.
EXCLUSIVE: NYC officials only targeted Jewish schools with citations & inspections during COVID
After 4 years a FOIL request finally revealed that NYC Democrats specifically targeted Jewish schools in Brooklyn in fall 2020
No non-Jewish private or charter schools were listed pic.twitter.com/nlqMlCoAdv
— Ari Hoffman 🎗 (@thehoffather) October 28, 2024
In the words of the inspector: they have a list of schools to issue summonses. They made ZERO attempt to confirm if the school was closed before writing the summons. (It WAS closed)
This keeps happening-it’s not an isolated incident.
Orthodox Jews continue to be targeted in NY. pic.twitter.com/Mm6qgwFAhN
— Chaim Deutsch (@ChaimDeutsch) October 26, 2020
Deputies Jackman and Decrescenzo were dispatched on Oct 14, 2020, to investigate if 17 Jewish schools in Orthodox areas of Brooklyn, including Midwood, Borough Park, and Bensonhurst were operating during a new round of COVID lockdowns specifically targeting Jewish communities. However no non-Jewish private or charter schools were inspected or cited.
Six of the 17 Jewish institutions were found to be operating.
The FOIL request asked for lists of schools or institutions sent to “the sheriff’s office or any inspectors concerning the red/yellow/green COVID zones that would indicate a) specific schools and/or b) institutions targeted to be: -inspected or -reviewed or -given a summons.”
During the COVID era, notable Democrats singled out the Jewish population regarding COVID, despite no data to suggest they caused any spread.
In Oct 2020, Mayor DeBlasio announced plans to close nine ZIP codes, mostly with large Jewish populations, right before Sukkos and Simchas Torah.
During a press conference on Oct. 5, Andrew Cuomo blamed COVID hot spots on Orthodox Jews, saying, “Orthodox Jewish gatherings often are very, very large and we’ve seen what one person can do in a group.” He then displayed a 2006 picture of a Satmar funeral and stated, “We’re gonna close the schools in those areas tomorrow. And that’s that.”
DeBlasio specifically threatened the Jewish community in April 2020, posting on Twitter following a large funeral, “My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed. I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period.”
Tablet Magazine reported at the time “At 4,700 per 100,000, Borough Park has among the lowest per capita testing rates in New York City over the past two weeks, with 4.92% positivity.”
Insane !!! this is more of reason Not to vote for democrats party . Stop being so naive and ignorant… vote red
Keep on voting for Democrats and wonder why we are being treated this way.
They hate us, they despise a way of life, they despise our happiness and want it all destroyed.
Just like the marxists of old, they don’t ever change.
How any self-respecting Jew votes for a Democrat is unbelievable.
Why did agudath Israel under guidance of daas Torah support de blasio? I don’t understand
In no way am i defending the Democrat’s progressives. Because as a Yid you are not allow to stick up for them. They are worse than the Dor Hamabul and Sodom and Gomorrah combined. But….it is well known that during the Covid pandemic we had a lot of Mosrim from within our community who informed the police etc of any shul or Yeshiva who was open. They called in on radio shows the posted on social media of everything that went on secret weddings etc etc in the Frum communities.They are well known who they are.
I wonder if The Blatt or The Yid will print this information. They are being told to vote for Trump but all else to vote Democrats. They probably will vote for Coumo if he runs for Mayor as expected and he was a true rodef of our yeshivas during Covid.
This was well known at the time
There would have a be a serious mental defect in ANY JEW who votes for any democratic candidate whatsoever. What do these evil anti-semites have to do to convince foolish naive stubborn Jews that they are targets and potential future victims of the worst hate? ! Start killing us, en masse?
Now what happens with this information?
We Jews just don’t get it. The democrats are anti Jewish it started even before Covid with attacks on yeshiva education during Covid there were rallies concerts with no problems but shul services and yeshiva gatherings were
From here it metastasized like cancer to todays constant attacks on Jews coming from democrat socialists and yet we vote for them give them power. And our frum organizations tell us to vote for them
I believe that the person he appointed as his frum liaison now works for eric adams and is in charge of brooklyn transportation issues.
U guys are focused on the small stuff. Obama has revived the Jewish Question for America. Try wearing a kippah to a Barris rally. U won’t make it a minute.
De Blasio should be dragged out his apartment in Park Slope, under citizen arrest, and tried for crimes against all humanity, he pushed that COVID vax and slaughtered thousands, the man has to pay the price
Bottom line: Deblassio encouraged BLM riots while restricting people from being with their loved ones who were dying in the hospital. I’ve yet to see a good explanation for that evil policy.
“Six of the 17 Jewish institutions were found to be operating…” that’s more than 30% defying the authorities. so it wasn’t unreasonable to inspect the schools that were the most likely offenders. dina di malkhuta dina.
Don’t worry! The askunim have assured us that the Democrats are the best people for us frum Jews.
Flatbush and Borough Park had some of the highest COVID rates during the early part of the pandemic. If you valued Jewish lives you would have wanted stricter enforcement for Jews.