Boro Park: gentiles dress up as Jews ... and steal

Shomrim volunterrs in Boro Park in Brooklyn, New York, were called in yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, to the home of a well-known philanthropist who lives on 54th Street, after gentiles dressed up as Jews entered his him, and they were caught attempting to steal.

The incident occurred as stated in the home of one of the known philanthropists in the neighborhood, Yaakov Selinger, according to a neighbor at the "beginning of Purim dozens of vans from yeshivas, cheiderim and kollelim come here. Everyone comes dressed up, some dress up uniformly and others dress up alone. Yesterday another van came with boys dressed up as Barack Obama - it was a very fashionable costume this year. Homeowner's living room was packed, and the group was pushed inside.

"The owner is a wealthy and charitable man, and it became a ritual - each beggar who comes to his home he gives himk, but only after making a blessing on the Hamantaschen the landlord handed him and the landlord says Amen. Practice is adopted due to the fact that under the cover of open door, come to his home those who are also non-Jews who dress up. When the Jew make a blessing out loud, the homeowner can see and make sure that it is a Jew.

"One by one the boys went up to the landlord, made a blessing and received a hamantasch and banknotes. Both the gentiles who were pushed in with Obama masks were also in line, and these in turn approached the landlord took the hamntaschen and shoved it into their mouths. Landlord reminding them to make a blessing, first he spoke Yiddish, and when he saw they did not understand he said in English, then it turned out that the two are not Jews. Chaos began, one of the participants took away their masks and the audience was astonished to discover the two Gentiles work at a local grocery and make deliveries".

Neighbor finishes the story: "Organization of the Shomrim had been called and the police arrested the two, the search of the bag of one of them were silver cups, silver napkin holders, valuable silver Mezuzah holder probably detached from the front door, and other objects of equal value they managed to steal from other houses".

According to Shimi Rakover from the Shomrim, on Purim the organization received dozens of calls to homes where Gentiles entered disguised and stole valuables. "Gentiles live among us, the supermarket's delivery boy already knows every holiday and every practice, they also know all the entrances to homes, and they do it every year. They can dress up and go freely to homes - without having to break in".

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!