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Don't lay that religious SHIT on me
posted Sunday, 14 December 2003
< an hour after the attack
No, I am not Jewish, not even religious, as most of you know, I chose Rock and Roll as my religion long ago. But since living back in the USA for the last 2 years, I have gotten to know some very special Jewish people, who have taught me all there is to know about the Jewish religion and so, find a place in my heart for Jewish people and religion, and sorrow for their past, I bought a gorgeous star of David necklace. It shines like a real star around my neck, it is fabulous.
I have lived the last 14 years in Germany, the last two years here in NYC and Berlin- always back and forth, back and forth. I just got back from 2 and a half months in Berlin and was excited to go out once again in NYC with my one of my friends, Christine Myers.
We went to one of the best karaoke bars in the city. All was well, a long night of karaoke, from around 10:00pm to 2:45am, then the trouble started. I went back to the stool at the bar where my jacket was and there were 3 guys crowded around the stool, I said "excuse me, I need my coat" and they all responded with heavy German accents. They told me they are from Frankfurt and were here on Holiday. I wanted to just go, but they were chatting away and I told them in German I also live in Germany some times and told them in a friendly tone that I was in a hurry. One of the guys, bearded with glasses, dark hair, asked me why I was wearing the star of David.
I told him I love this necklace and that I was not Jewish, but have a lot of Jewish friends. He was a bit drunk, and was starting to sound annoyed. He started to flick my nose with his hand and ask me "are you SURE you aren't Jewish?" I told him to leave my nose alone and to let me through. He gave me a push and hit my nose again with his hand, and said " Jewish Pig!" I slapped his face and pushed my self through, yelling to my girlfriend that I was leaving NOW!
I got outside, and buttoned my coat and within one split second, I looked back towards the door thinking it was Chris that was coming out, but it was the bearded German guy and his fist hit my face with such an enormous force that I hit the ground like lead. I have never been hit so hard before in my life. I was dizzy and my lip was bleeding and I stood up and all the people watching were in shock. I was screaming and in pain- and luckily in NYC, you have to smoke your cancer sticks outside, so there were many people from the bar next door outside - all of which saw this hit and run. The coward who hit me ran back into the bar. I was crying and half of my face was ( still is) swollen like a balloon. My upper lips looks like Mick Jaggers kisser. I was crying and trying to get into the bar, but some guy wouldn't let me in, he said, "stay out here, there is trouble in there" and sure enough, the Germans all ran out of the bar and were running down 2nd ave, but there were a couple brave guys from the bar next door who saw the whole thing and they ran after them, meanwhile, the girls who saw it had the police on the phone and told them to get here pronto.
One of the German guys was still lingering outside the bar and told me not to be a baby, that his friend didn't hit me etc. Everyone was screaming at him , telling him they had ALL seen what happened, and at the same time the American guys dragged the 3 German guys back to the scene, a few cop cars pulled up and then a HUGE fight broke out, it was chaos.It seemed, no one knew who the good guy or the bad guy was anymore.
Fists were flying and bodies slammed to the ground. I was asked which men were responsible, I pointed only to the bearded guy ( now without glasses) but the police REALLY wanted to make sure it wasn't all three guys, I said "no, it was just that one guy!". I also pointed out the fact that the guy with the very bloody nose was the hero who chased the guy down. I wiped the guys nose, as he couldn't wipe his own nose due to the handcuffs, and the cops said "you don't have to wipe his nose, you don't know what is in his blood " etc- I didn't care, I only wanted to help the guy who went out of his way to help a woman he didn't even know.
Meanwhile, the aggressive German guy ( will find out his name when the police call me for a statement) was forced, screaming into the cop car.
The girls who saw this all happen from the bar next door, said they were all Jewish and they were pissed off as HELL to hear a German complain about me being possible Jewish and becoming aggressive towards my star of David diamond necklace.
The ambulance put ice on my face and wanted to bring me to the hospital, but I just let them put ice on my face and send me home.
The right side of my face is HUGE and my lip is still bleeding. My hand is bleeding too, from the fall and my ring is ruined. I am not sure if I should get rid of this necklace or not, or should I keep wearing it to show I care. I just found out tonight, how hard it must be to be Jewish and I tell you , it was scary. I have mixed emotions now, it is hard, as I still have a flat in Berlin (Germany) and one here in NYC, I am neither German, nor Jewish, but feel the chaos and anger. I was beat up just for wearing the star of David, was is this world coming to? Do men still hit women? Are the Germans still hostile against the Jews? Or what it just my necklace?
Dr. Dot
" Life is very short and there's not time, for fussing and fighting my friend" Beatles
Your two cents (1)
1. Ed Freiwald left...
Sunday, 30 September 2007 5:08 pm
Being a jew, I've experienced rude remarks, 'n' such, but never violence.
Of course, I look goyim anyway; that has somethin' ta do with it. Hearing
of what happened to you sounds outragous!! I've never been to Germany,
though I've known quite a few native Germans, and never experienced any
antisemetism there.
Starting trouble with a stranger, and belting a girl in the mug?! Perhaps
these clown where just a set of a'holes in particular?