Brighton Rabbi Stabbed In Anti-Semitic Attack To Open Rabbinic School

BRIGHTON, MA — The rabbi who was attacked in a vicious anti-Semitic attack in Brighton almost a year ago will open a Rabbinic school next week.

On July 1, 2021, Rabbi Shlomo Noginski was stabbed eight times in an attack outside of a Jewish Day School while children were in class. Noginski was able to get the attacker away from the school, only fighting back with his hands.

Police were able to arrest the attacker, identified as Khaled Awad, 25, who is being held at Bridgewater State Hospital and is facing felony assault charges with intent to murder. Nearly a week after the attack, the Suffolk County District Attorney called the attack a hate crime and filed new charges against him.

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Now Noginski will get to cut the ribbon of the new two-unit center which he and his family will reside in and use as a Rabbinic school.

The school was purchased thanks to a hefty donation from New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and a fundraising campaign that brought in over $1 million. WCVB reported that Kraft will also be there to help cut the ribbon Monday.