Frum Man Beaten in Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida: On Monday night in Bal Harbor at 87th Street and Collins Avenue, David Hazan, a Frum Yid, and a middle school Rebbe at Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy on Pinetree Avenue, he was viciously beaten by some thugs. He was rushed to hospital with brain swelling, he has bruises all over his face. The attackers didn't take his wallet. He says he was attacked because he was wearing a Yamulka. He is now in excruciating pain after the brutal attack sent him to the hospital on Monday evening.
Dovid Hazan's triplets visited him in the hospital and had no idea what had really happened to their father.
"I have no clue, I never saw them, I have no idea who they are, I had no words exchanged with them. They saw me and they came out of the blue," said Hazan.
Hazan came to live in Bal Harbor from Israel four years ago with his wife and triplets.
"They screamed and said many things but, all I wanted to do was cover my face. I was with my Yarmulka," said Hazan, "It's funny because I tend to go with my Yarmulka everywhere I'm going. We worked in Russia and walked in very dangerous places and nothing happened. We worked in Mexico and I did the same, but it's funny that right here in America it's happened."
Hazan's family don't feel safe doing normal family outings around town after the attack. "I just want to feel safe in our neighborhood. That we'll be able to go to the beach. All of us should be very aware, just be more careful," said Shrifa Hazan, the victim's wife.
"My brain is swollen so I can't come move my head," said Hazan describing the seriousness of his injuries.
This attack has some area rabbis concerned. "We have to in one hand not be afraid to be Jewish and to show that we are Jewish as we thank God are in a religiously free country, but on the other hand at the same time, we have to know that we have enemies who want to hurt us, who want to bring us down and we have to take the necessary precautions," said rabbi Aryeh Citron.
Hazan said the attackers didn't take his wallet. They just got him on the ground and kicked him in the face time and time again. They were screaming he said. He couldn't get the exact words that became lost in a haze of boots to the face.
Hazan's children think their dad just hurt his head. For now, all that is there is their handmade gift and a kiss for dad. Miami Beach Police said they will investigate this case thoroughly if Hazan files a supplemental police report.
Dovid Hazan's triplets visited him in the hospital and had no idea what had really happened to their father.
"I have no clue, I never saw them, I have no idea who they are, I had no words exchanged with them. They saw me and they came out of the blue," said Hazan.
Hazan came to live in Bal Harbor from Israel four years ago with his wife and triplets.
"They screamed and said many things but, all I wanted to do was cover my face. I was with my Yarmulka," said Hazan, "It's funny because I tend to go with my Yarmulka everywhere I'm going. We worked in Russia and walked in very dangerous places and nothing happened. We worked in Mexico and I did the same, but it's funny that right here in America it's happened."
Hazan's family don't feel safe doing normal family outings around town after the attack. "I just want to feel safe in our neighborhood. That we'll be able to go to the beach. All of us should be very aware, just be more careful," said Shrifa Hazan, the victim's wife.
"My brain is swollen so I can't come move my head," said Hazan describing the seriousness of his injuries.
This attack has some area rabbis concerned. "We have to in one hand not be afraid to be Jewish and to show that we are Jewish as we thank God are in a religiously free country, but on the other hand at the same time, we have to know that we have enemies who want to hurt us, who want to bring us down and we have to take the necessary precautions," said rabbi Aryeh Citron.
Hazan said the attackers didn't take his wallet. They just got him on the ground and kicked him in the face time and time again. They were screaming he said. He couldn't get the exact words that became lost in a haze of boots to the face.
Hazan's children think their dad just hurt his head. For now, all that is there is their handmade gift and a kiss for dad. Miami Beach Police said they will investigate this case thoroughly if Hazan files a supplemental police report.
