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Orthodox Jewish Activist Heshy Tischler Arraigned, Vows To ‘Continue Our Fight’ Against COVID-19 Crackdown In Brooklyn
Many of those demonstrations were led by community activist Heshy Tischler, who was arrested Sunday night.
October 12, 2020 at 11:39 pm
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The anger among some in the Jewish Orthodox community boiled over onto the streets a week ago when Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed for COVID-19 enforcement in the city’s cluster zones.
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Many of those demonstrations were led by community activist Heshy Tischler, who was arrested Sunday night. More protests against the new cluster restrictions are planned.
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Tischler left the Brooklyn courthouse quietly Monday following his virtual arraignment on charges of inciting a riot and unlawful imprisonment stemming from an attack on journalist Jacob Kornbluh, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported.
However, he had plenty to say after in front of a mostly maskless crowd.
“We are going to continue our fight. We are going to beat Mayor de Blasio. We’re going to knock that Cuomo out, right?” Tischler said.
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