Supervisor for the @TownofRamapo, NY. I can be reached at 845-357-5100
237 Route 59, Suffern, NY
Joined January 2018
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On November 9, 1938, Nazi Germany carried out the Kristallnacht pogrom against its Jewish community, killing at least 91 Jews & destroying 267 synagogues, over 7000 Jewish owned businesses, homes & schools. 30,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps
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The name came from the shattered window glass covering the streets from the destroyed Jewish properties. It was the first act of large scale Nazi violence against the Jews & marked the end of Jewish life in Germany, leading to the ultimate murder of 6 million Jews in the Shoah.
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Thank you to the legendary Reggie Jackson @mroctober for standing with the Jewish community and speaking out against hate. An amazing athlete and an amazing mensch.
It is heartbreaking to see antisemitism in my hometown. I was born in Wyncote, near Philadelphia, and it makes me angry and ashamed to see hatred tolerated there.
The numbers show this is not an abstract concern. The Anti-Defamation League recorded 465 antisemitic incidents across Pennsylvania in 2024, an 18% increase over 2023. It tracked 189 incidents in Philadelphia and 51 in Montgomery County. These reports include harassment, vandalism, and assault; they are not all classified as crimes. (adl.org, philadelphia.adl.org)
Hateful expression harms more than its immediate target. In a 2025 survey of Jewish Americans, 79% said they were concerned about antisemitism, and 52% said they had worried about their personal safety because of their identity. Nearly half reported taking steps to increase their security. A research review also found that exposure to hate is associated with worse psychological well-being, more negative stereotypes, and less trust between groups. (philadelphia.adl.org, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
It takes me back to the racism I experienced in the 1960s: signs throughout the South declaring that Black people could be refused service, along with separate “white” and “colored” signs on bathrooms and drinking fountains,”no niggers”. I remember what that hatred looked and felt like. We cannot accept it in any form, directed at any people.
I wish I could be there to stand with those protesting HATE. I am asking elected officials and other leaders in Philadelphia: Where are the clear statements condemning antisemitism? When hateful language is excused or repeated, it can make hostility seem acceptable and deepen fear and division. Leaders should speak plainly and consistently: antisemitism and hate have no place in our communities.
What the hell? We have to speak up.
Reggie Jackson
The Mr. October Guy
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Mazal tov to Rockland Hatzolah on the groundbreaking of the new North District base. Hatzolah's volunteers respond to thousands of emergency calls each year, providing life-saving aid to all.
I joined @Ramapo_PD yesterday for the annual memorial ceremony in Nyack on the 45th anniversary of the murders of Sgt Edward O'Grady, P.O. Waverly Brown and Brinks Guard Peter Paige by domestic terrorists. Their bravery and heroism will not be forgotten.
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On the third anniversary of the heinous Hamas attack on Israel in which 1200 were murdered and 251 taken hostage on the deadliest day for the Jewish community since the Holocaust, we remember the victims and their families whose suffering continues. May their memory be a blessing
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Sup. Michael Specht retweeted
October 7 is a day to remember the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, when Hamas terrorists murdered some 1,200 people, raped and mutilated victims, and kidnapped hundreds more.
For Mayor Mamdani, who represents the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, to use this day of mourning to push his extreme anti-Israel agenda diminishes the gravity of the day and disrespects the victims.
This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.
The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians—including more than 21,000 children. Even since the so-called ceasefire, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed. That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing. Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them – all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes.
Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment.
To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity.
Amen. Thank you @RitchieTorres
The world demonizes Israel 365 days a year.
Perhaps, for just one day—October 7th—the critics of Israel could take a vacation from their hysterical hatred of the world’s only Jewish State and find it within themselves to express condolences for the thousands of Israelis murdered, maimed, mutilated, raped, and abducted at the hands of Hamas.
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Sup. Michael Specht retweeted
County Exec Day Declares October 7 as Day of Remembrance
Three years ago, 1,200 innocent lives were taken during the attack on Israel- the worst act of violence targeting Jews since the Holocaust.
We remember the victims & stand with our neighbors against antisemitism & hate.
As we prepare to observe Yom Kippur, wishing the Jewish community in our town and beyond an easy and meaningful fast. G'mar chasima tova!
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Wishing all a Shana Tova U’metuka. May the new year 5787 bring us health and happiness, sweetness and success, and peace and prosperity.
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As we prepare to celebrate we reflect on the terror and loss of 9/11/2001 and remain mindful of the need to be vigilant today in a time of horrific levels of antisemitism here and abroad. @townoframapo & @Ramapo_PD will ensure that all can worship a&celebrate safely & peacefully.
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25 years ago today, the world we knew changed suddenly & forever. We must never forget the nearly 3,000 Americans, including Ramapo residents, who were taken from us on 9/11/2001 in a heinous act of terror. May their memory be a blessing.
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