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Aron Rottenberg, a resident of the village of New Square, New York, was attacked with an incendiary device outside his home in the early morning of May 22, 2011 by eighteen-year-old Shaul Spitzer who intended to set the house afire because Rottenberg chose not to pray in New Square's main synagogue led by Skver Grand Rabbi David Twersky. Rottenberg suffered third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body, Spitzer suffered burns to his hands and arms. Grand Rabbi David Twersky and other community leaders strongly condemned the use of violence. Spitzer was indicted by a grand jury on June 23, 2011 on charges of first-degree attempted arson, first-degree assault, and second-degree attempted murder. On February 7, 2012 Spitzer entered a plea deal wherein he pled guilty to first-degree assault and was subsequently sentenced to seven years in prison. == Intimidation and violence prior to the attack == The May 22 arson attack came after many months of violence in New Square over the praying by some outside the grand synagogue. After Rottenberg, along with some friends, began worshiping outside the village at a residence for the elderly in September 2010, a rabbinical court ruled that praying outside the main synagogue was a serious violation of community rules.〔 In September 2010, car windows were smashed in what is believed to be related to the dispute. Prior to the May 22 arson attack, the Rottenbergs had filed several police reports concerning various acts and threats, including having their windows smashed and their daughter’s school desk and books dumped on their front porch.〔 According to Rottenberg's wife, they were warned that they should move out of New Square. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Square arson attack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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