Across New York City, anti-Semitic hate crimes went up 26 percent in 2019, according to the NYPD. Recent deadly attacks are prompting some Jews to take matters into their own fists. Gothamist
for women in the wake of Islamophobia stirred during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Terry Gold, a Legion coach who is Jewish and the owner of Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts, said it’s about building a Jewish army. “If you’re a badass, you’re a badass, it doesn’t matter who you are—and we’re teaching you how to be a badass and defend yourself,” he said.After Tuesday’s class, Manashe, who faced anti-Semitism as a child in Uzbekistan and was shocked to learn that the same kind of biases exist in the United States, addressed his classmates about why he became a part of Legion.
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