Article snippet: The shocking attack on a Jewish community celebrating Hanukkah in suburban New York on Saturday brings to a close a deadly year for Jews in the U.S. Anti-Semitic attacks that have become more frequent, sinister and deadly are showing no signs of abating as the year closes. The perpetrators of these violent acts, from murder to intimidation, span the spectrum of anti-Semitism and fail to fall into a predictable pattern of perpetrators. Some are motivated by white nationalism, while others have been aggrieved black separatists, radicalized Islamists and conspiracy theorists. Prosecutors on Monday filed federal hate crime charges against the Harlem man who is charged with attacking and stabbing five people among the crowd gathered at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York. Community members say not enough is being done to prevent such attacks. “This is not only a wake-up call, but this just highlights the fact that we are only a reactionary society,” said Jacob Kornbluh, a journalist for Jewish Insider and member of an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Nearly every day over the week of Hanukkah, members of the community have reported anti-Semitic verbal and physical assaults. Orthodox Jews, easily identified based on their appearance and dress, are some of the most vulnerable members of the community. “We’ve been promised protection and security for a while,” Kornbluh said, “This is only the first day I can measure if there is any heightened police presence. ... Pe... Link to the full article to read more