The UN Menorah at the Isaiah Wall across from the United Nations in New York was found damaged by Rabbi Yakov Dovid Cohen, director of institute of Noahide Code UN NGO, as he came to light the menorah at around 4:30 P.M.
When Rabbi Cohen arrived on December 13, 2017 to light the Menorah, he found the Menorah damaged on all sides with one of the Menorah’s steel beams cracked.
The menorah was made by the Michael and Bonnie Berkowitz, the artists who also designed the Menorah at the 9/11 memorial at ground Zero. In fact, the damaged Menorah was in the shape of the twin towers.
Michael and Bonnie Berkowitz, the engineers of the Menorah examined the damage and believe that “due to the center steel beam being broken it is an act of vandalism.”
The Ukrainian ambassador, Mr Volodymyr Yelchenko and the Uruguayan ambassador, Mr Elbio Rosselli who came to light the Menorah for the second night of Chanukah witnessed the scene.
The Ukrainian ambassador, Mr Volodymyr Yelchenko, proclaiming his shock that “people can possibly do something like this in front of UN headquarters,” while the Uruguayan ambassador, Mr Elbio Rosselli, expressed his “sadness that at a time when they seek to light up the world full of darkness the menorah has been possibly vandalized.”
Police are treating the incident as an act of nature, believing the Menorah was damaged due to strong winds and are investigating an alleged eyewitness report who claimed that wind blew down the Menorah.
“Due to the fact that this took place outside UN headquarters, there is most likely footage of the incident,” Rabbi Cohen told COLlive. “We are waiting for footage of the incident to be released.”
Why hasn’t surveillance video been examined & released yet??
to number 7 Michael who designed Ground Zero UN Menorah said it’s not from wind … and build it. Lets see the footage !
To all those who would jump to conclusions, no one witnessed and any wrongful acts. I was at the site afterwards, observed and can attest that: 1) The menorah was not secured to anything in any manner at the top or in the middle. A small chain at the base would do not to prevent it from toppling over. Despite good intentions, failing to secure the menorah was clearly a mistake and failure to plan by the person(s) who installed it. 2) The design is top heavy. 3) The base rests on various pieces of uneven slate stone 4) At… Read more »
specifically at this location!?
Yaacov Dovid Cohen (a Cohen) is making success out of adversity!
From strength to strength!
Get the word out about the Jewish People: A light onto the nations!
the menorah is truly a universal symbol of peace & hope for all humanity.
I a sick way, it’s a appropriate that a menorah be vandalized in front of the UN. Maybe one of the members even did it.
still left standing. But the location of this incident is more than a little interesting I would think!
and go check the video footage!
Remove all doubt.