Los Angeles Man Arrested After Antisemitic Attack in Beverly Hills

Published on December 12, 2023

Beverly Hills police arrested a Los Angeles resident Dec. 9 after a man was attacked while walking with his wife to their Beverly Hills synagogue. Officers arrested Jarris Jay Silagi, 44, on suspicion of a hate crime and assault at about 9 a.m. According to county inmate booking data, he was released with a citation the same day under the county’s “zero bail” policy. According to reports, Raphael Nissel, 75, and his wife of nearly 50 years Rebecca Nissel, 70, were on their weekly walk to their synagogue Saturday morning when a man ran up behind him near the intersection of Rexford Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard....