By Leonard Levitt
With the fatal Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the increased number of
reported anti-Semitic incidents and the upcoming corruption trial of a
police inspector with ties to Brooklyn’s Hasidic community, let’s
consider the state of anti-Semitism in the NYPD. The good news: at
least in the higher ranks, it doesn’t appear to exist.
“Not in my command,” said former police commissioner Bernie Kerik,
who served from 2000 to 2001. “I don’t recall anything like that. Maybe
there are isolated incidents but no, there is no anti-Semitism in the
NYPD.”
“It’s a complete non-issue,” says a person with insider
knowledge of the department who asked for anonymity to speak openly
about the subject. “There is prejudice against other groups, but not
against Jews.” He did not specify to which groups he was referring.
Unlike other cities, he says, “The Jewish community in
New York City is very broad and very powerful. The police department
understands that and is responsive. A cop learns early on that Jews can
be helpful.”
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Source: NYPD Confidential
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