Car crash into headquarters of Chabad Lubavitch movement in NYC is investigated as hate crime

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Source: NBC News

Police have launched a hate crime investigation after a car crashed into the New York City world headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement Wednesday night.

There were no injuries in the crash that happened around 8:46 p.m. at the building in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, police said.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that officers were stationed at the building when they heard a commotion in the building's main entrance.

“When they responded, they observed a vehicle strike the rear door, reverse and strike the rear door again,” Tisch said at a news conference Wednesday night.



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/car-crash-headquarters-chabad-lubavitch-movement-nyc-investigated-hate-rcna256438

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1. That is terrible.

Wonder what triggered the driver.

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2. For those who may not know what the Chabad Lubavitch movement is...

(I admit I had never heard of it)

From the article:

Chabad-Lubavitch is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic organization. Its building in New York City draws thousands of visitors each year, including international students and religious leaders, according to The Associated Press.

[Anti Defamation League: ] "This building is not only a synagogue, but also the worldwide Chabad.org Headquarters and a beloved symbol of Judaism around the world," the group said on social media.

The incident happened on a major Chabad holiday, Yud Shevat. It commemorates the leadership of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, who was the sixth Rebbe, or teacher, of the Lubavitch movement, and marks the anniversary of his death in 1950.

Chabad-Lubavitch is a movement that began 250 years ago in Russia. It has 3,500 institutions worldwide in 100 countries or other territories, it says on its website.

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