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NYC synagogue victim punches back at unhinged assailant who shouted, ‘F–k the Jews’ during horrific antisemitic attack

Nypost · · 757 words · By Doree Lewak; Steven Vago; Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
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NYC synagogue victim punches back at unhinged assailant who shouted, ‘F–k the Jews’ during horrific antisemitic attack See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 19
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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What happened

NYC synagogue victim punches back at unhinged assailant who shouted, ‘F–k the Jews’ during horrific antisemitic attack See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A 63-year-old woman battered in Friday night’s rampage at a prominent Big Apple synagogue is defiantly standing up to her attacker.

Common ground

“I am the woman who was assaulted last night at Central Synagogue.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Causal Oversimplification 70% confidence
Assuming a single cause for a complex issue.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing causal oversimplification helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Pity 60% confidence
Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to pity helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail or $30,000 bond at his arraignment late Saturday”
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Claim 2: “Mamdani, a Muslim... was quick to denounce the synagogue attack at a press briefing Saturday”
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Claim 3: “The Israeli consul general in New York issued a scathing statement Sunday blaming Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s past comments on Israel for the synagogue attack”
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Claim 4: “LinkedIn profile revealed she was a “Hillary for America” volunteer and active with the Lower East Side Girls Club”
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Claim 5: “attacked Anenberg-Poma and broke two religious candles valued at $20,000”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the destruction of religious candles valued at $20,000.
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Claim 6: “The congregant was allegedly slugged by Larry Montes, 46”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources identify Larry Montes, aged 46, as the individual who disrupted the service and attacked the congregant and security guard.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michele Anenberg Poma’s Tweets.Both were having dinner when Russia performed a missile… Show more. 20. 269. 712. Michele Anenberg Poma Retweeted.
https://twitter.com/MAnenbergPoma
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web search NEUTRAL — Host- Jill Anenberg Lawrence has covered many years of the Mud Run. From live interviews, info about the massive Base and conquering the mud run herself! Jill is a Board Certified Holistic Health Coac…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2mm2KmXnms
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web search NEUTRAL — On Friday night Larry Montes, 46, was able to make his way into Central Synagogue’s main sanctuary before he disrupted the service with antisemitic slurs and was apprehended by a security guard.
https://forward.com/fast-forward/845384/jewish-watchdog-urge…
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Claim 7: “Prosecutors said Montes hurled the antisemitic hate and also made racist statements as well as yelled, “I am Hashem!””
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Claim 8: “Montes was convicted in June of stealing headphones from a Best Buy in 2024 and brandishing a knife when a security guard tried to stop him”
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Claim 9: “involved in a 2019 case in which he was found guilty of stealing deodorant from CVS and slugging an employee in the head several times”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “the former Disney exec”
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The about.me profile for Michele Anenberg Poma explicitly states she worked as a Disney creative marketing executive for Disney's Buena Vista International Sweden AB.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michele Anenberg Poma is a native of Los Angeles, California. Michele moved to Stockholm, Sweden, in 1992 where she worked as a Disney creative marketing executive for Disney's Buena Vista Internation…
https://about.me/micheleanenbergpoma
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web search NEUTRAL — View Michele Anenberg Poma’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.Michele Anenberg Poma. New York, New York, United States. 4K followers 500+ connections.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheleanenbergpoma
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web search NEUTRAL — Other executives include Michele Anenberg Poma, Founder; Thomas Darkey, Chief Financial Officer and 1 others. See the full leadership team at Craft.SGT's Chief Executive Officer is Shaun Gangji. SGT's…
https://craft.co/sgt-inc/executives
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Claim 11: “shouting erratically at the front of the synagogue just after prayers started at 6 p.m.”
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While the attack is corroborated, the specific detail about shouting 'erratically at the front' 'just after 6 p.m.' is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, which focus more on the assault and slurs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 1, 2026 · The meaning of ASSAILANT is a person who attacks someone violently. How to use assailant in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assailant
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web search NEUTRAL — ASSAILANT definition: 1. a person who attacks another person: 2. a person who attacks another person: 3. someone who…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/assailan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Leap at someone and you're an assailant — someone who attacks. You'll usually hear this word when lawyers or police are talking about attacks, because most people use its synonym attacker in casual co…
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/assailant
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Claim 12: “I am the woman who was assaulted last night at Central Synagogue... wrote a bloody but adamant Michele Anenberg-Poma on Instagram on Saturday”
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Multiple web results reference Michele Anenberg-Poma's Instagram posts regarding the assault at Central Synagogue.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michele Anenberg-Poma / Instagram. Central Synagogue is seen on Saturday, Feb.Central Synagogue. Anenberg-Poma defiantly hit back at her attacker in an Instagram post.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/16/us-news/nyc-synagogue-attack-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Our beloved central synagogue stands for all,” she added. News of the attack at Central Synagogue reached New York City’s Jews as they contended with threats, fears and internal divides.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/nyregion/central-synagogu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michele Anenberg-Poma / Instagram.“Our article states plainly that the assailant struck a person in the synagogue and frightened others gathered for prayer.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/nyc-synagogue-attack-witness-bl…
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Claim 13: “The Bronx man was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm Larry Montes is from the Bronx and was charged with hate crimes following the assault on the woman and security guard.
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Claim 14: “Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch attended as a kid”
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Two separate news reports explicitly state that NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch attended Central Synagogue as a child.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Sarah Tisch ( TISH; born 1981) is an American public administrator. Since November 2024, she has served as the 48th New York City police commissioner. Previously, she served as Commissioner of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Tisch
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laurence Alan Tisch (March 5, 1923 – November 15, 2003) was an American billionaire businessman and investor. He was the CEO of CBS television network from 1986 to 1995. With his brother Bob Tisch, he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Tisch
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City of New York Police Department, also known as the New York City Police Department (NYPD), is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City as per the NYC Charter. Established on May …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Departmen…
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Claim 15: “police sources said seethed, “F–k the Jews” and called Jewish people “swine” during the shocking attack on the high-profile Upper East Side synagogue”
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Reports from IBTimes UK and other sources confirm that Montes shouted antisemitic slurs and that the attack occurred at a high-profile synagogue (Central Synagogue).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, and formerly Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Harlem
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in August 2026, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Jose del Monte (SJDM), officially the City of San Jose del Monte (Tagalog: Lungsod ng San José del Monte; Tagalog pronunciation: [ˌsɐn hoˌsɛ dɛl ˈmonte]), is a component city in the province of Bu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_del_Monte
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Claim 16: “A 63-year-old woman battered in Friday night’s rampage at a prominent Big Apple synagogue”
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Multiple independent sources (Newsday, AOL, and other news reports) confirm that a 63-year-old woman was punched/attacked at Central Synagogue in NYC on a Friday night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City is elected in early November every four years, in the year immediately following a United States presidential election year, and takes office at the beginning of the followi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_election…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Brooke Miller (May 14, 1940 – August 31, 2026) was an American writer for film and television. He was best known for his screenplay of the original Friday the 13th film, the popularity of which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Miller_(writer)
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Claim 17: “Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Ali Fazal asked the judge to set bail at $50,000 or a $150,000 bond”
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Claim 18: “He also had a 2009 bail-jumping case in New Jersey”
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Claim 19: “He then allegedly headbutted and spat on a 65-year-old security guard who tried to intervene”
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Newsday and other reports confirm that Larry Montes spit at and headbutted a security guard.
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal authorities said Larry Montes spit at and headbutted a security guard and also punched a 63-year-old woman at Central Synagogue Friday.He also said, “in sum and substance, that he planned to r…
https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/crime/hate-crime-manha…
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web search NEUTRAL — A 46-year-old New York man spit at and headbutted a security guard after disrupting Shabbat services at a prominent Manhattan synagogue on Friday night, according to authorities.
https://cbs6albany.com/news/nation-world/suspect-46-spits-at…
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web search NEUTRAL — Before he was removed, Montes allegedly punched a 63 year old congregant in the face, according to sources. Police said he then headbutted and spat at a security guard who had stepped forward to prote…
https://www.rvmnews.com/2026/08/hateful-lunatic-storms-nyc-s…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.