Mayor, AG condemn boycott of Jewish-owned restaurants in Philly – NBC10 Philadelphia

Mayor, AG condemn boycott of Jewish-owned restaurants in Philly  NBC10 Philadelphia

Mayor Cherelle Parker, Attorney General Dave Sunday and other officials are condemning a planned boycott of Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia. Several officials, including Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, are condemning a planned boycott of Jewish-owned restaurants in the city. On Oct. 31, ‘Philly Bike On Your Left,’ a group that describes itself as an “anti-fascist, anti-Zionist social cycling collective," posted a flyer announcing a boycott of what they described as “Zionist establishments” in the city’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. The group plans to boycott the Philadelphia restaurants Mac Mart, K’Far Café, Huda, Goldie, Schlesinger’s, and Dizengoff on Nov.

8, 2026, in solidarity with the Palestinian community. The planned boycott occurs on the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, aka the “Night of Broken Glass,” an antisemitic riot against Jews in Germany, Austria, and Sudetenland that coordinated by the Nazi Party on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10, 1938. During the attacks, thousands of Jewish businesses, homes, schools and synagogues were damaged. An estimated 1,000 to 2,000 Jews were killed in the attacks and an estimated 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps. The boycott and its timing drew condemnation from Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. “By explicitly targeting businesses because their owners are Jewish, the organizers are engaging in