![]() ![]() ![]() “It’s unfortunate in 2021 that we still have these kinds of incidents happening in our country.” “We want all of our visitors and residents to be safe,” he said. A police report has since been filed.īal Harbour Police Chief Raleigh Flowers told the Miami Herald that the department has “very good investigative leads” and is working hard to identify the men involved. This is about Jews.”Īfter Eric Orgen posted about the incident on social media, word spread and officials from the village reached out to the group, Schwartz said. “I didn’t want my title as deputy mayor, or their threat to rape Councilwoman Karen Orgen, to be the story. “Who would have thought this would have happened in Bal Harbour and not, say, New York City, which sadly has seen an uptick as well,” Schwartz said. “I have always worn it but never thought I’d have an issue.” “We first heard it was due to Israel, but virtually all, including the Florida attack on myself with Councilwoman Karen Orgen and her family, had nothing to do with Israel and all to do with my insistence on wearing a yarmulke,” he said. He and his family rent an apartment in the wealthy enclave near Miami. On Monday, Schwartz said things had been “quite hectic here locally” in Bal Harbour, with multiple attacks on Jewish people. They did not immediately report the incident though, for fear of getting the Audi driver into trouble. Schwartz said he and the Orgen family weren't carrying their phones because of the holiday, but they flagged a police officer a few minutes later. Welcome to 'Zoombombing: Antisemitic incidents at historic highs, despite COVID lockdown ![]() Opinion: To combat hate crime, ‘let us say and do more’ The Audi driver chased the attackers into the next town, “all while pointing the gun at their car through his windshield to assure they wouldn’t come back.” The vigilance of their protector didn’t stop there, though. That proved effective, Schwartz said. “They immediately got back into their car, they were mainly hanging out their window throwing the objects, and sped off.”Ī gun owner himself, Schwartz said he had never seen one used to ward off an attack. “It was just when we realized that a physical attack was imminent, as they were climbing out of their cars and throwing objects at us, did a black Audi pull between us and the attackers and pull a gun on them,” Schwartz said. The men in the car had started to climb out. It all unfolded so quickly that Schwartz was still processing what was happening when Eric Orgen stepped in front of the group to provide protection. ![]() They threatened to rape Orgen and her daughter, according to the post. Teaneck Deputy Mayor Mark Schwartz and Councilwoman Karen Orgen were walking with her family in Bal Harbour, Florida, last week, enjoying some vacation time, when the unthinkable happened.Īfter afternoon synagogue services on Tuesday, Schwartz, Orgen, her husband, Eric, and their daughter intended to walk up Collins Avenue to a jetty “to wind down the holiday of Shavuot by the ocean before returning to sundown services,” said Schwartz, who was wearing a yarmulke.īut during their walk, Eric Orgen said in a social media post, a car pulled up and the men inside yelled antisemitic remarks at the group. Watch Video: Conversation on Anti-Semitism in America ![]()
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