JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Law enforcement officials are investigating a possible hate crime at an Orthodox Jewish-operated cancer center in Jackson Township.
Chai Lifeline Center was tagged with anti-semitic messaging a day after an online chat group reportedly targeted the center with negative comments.
Mordechai Burnstein, a community leader with the Jackson Jewish Community Council condemned the attack and offered strong words of criticism for two groups operating in town he feels stoke the flames of anti-semitism on a regular basis.
“Sadly, this unfortunate incident did not occur in a vacuum. In the hours preceding the vandalism, agitators within our own Jackson community spewed hateful rhetoric across social media regarding this specific site,” Bernstein said. “Hateful rhetoric on online platforms has real-life ramifications, as we so tragically witnessed today. We must all do more to ensure that such bigotry is expunged to the fullest extent possible.”
A video of the incident was captured by a nearby security system and investigators are now looking to see if the perpetrator, suspected to be a male was seen in any other nearby surveillance video.
Mayor Michael Reina joined Burnstein in condemning the incident.
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At this time, no arrests have been made and police are asking anyone with information to contact them.