My name is Frank Breslau and I have lived in Teaneck for 48 years.
I am very disheartened at the continuing invasion of non-Teaneck residents who are demonstrating in a very antisemitic manner against the town’s Jewish population in front of our synagogues. The town council should adopt a resolution barring any demonstrations within several hundred feet of any house of worship. What I find even more astounding is the free rein being given to these demonstrators. Why are they allowed to have parades and demonstrations without permits when permits are required by township ordinances? The Jewish contingent in front of Bnai Yeshurun on Monday night had a permit; where was the Palestinian demonstration permit?
Furthermore, several years ago I got a $54 jaywalking ticket on Cedar Lane for crossing in the middle of the street on a Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. when there were no moving vehicles in sight. The Palestinians jaywalked across River Road while there was traffic on Monday night, without a single summons being written.
One has to wonder: If all of the township regulations currently on the book were enforced, I don’t think we would need the overwhelming police presence evidenced on Monday night; things would be a lot quieter and safer.
What also continues to amaze me is that the Teaneck Islamic clergy is curiously silent about all of these marches/demonstrations. I would have thought they would say antisemitism is not part of Islamic doctrine, or that hostage taking of the elderly, women and children is not part of Islamic doctrine. Or at least that raping and wanton killing of Jews is not part of Islamic doctrine. Instead, there has been nothing but silence. This serves as encouragement for the kind of needless demonstrations against a meeting on Monday night to recognize those courageous individuals who gathered the remains of the October 7 massacre victims and, where possible, identified the victims whose remains were unrecognizable.
The council must send an unmistakable message that any religious harassment in this town will not be tolerated and enforce all applicable township ordinances!
