£30,000 Reward Offered To Catch Oxford Street Attackers

Orthodox Jewish men on double-decker bus celebrate the annual holiday of Purim on the streets of Stamford Hill in London, United Kingdom on March 17, 2022. PHOTO BY WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES

Jewish groups in Britain are offering a reward of £30,000 (nearly $34,000) to find those responsible for an attack on a busload of Jewish teenagers in Central London during Chanukah last year. The move comes after the Metropolitan Police Service closed its investigation without identifying any suspects. The young passengers, a Chabad group of British Jews, and Israelis from northwest London, were on the bus on Oxford Street during holiday celebrations in November 2021 when a group of Arab men began yelling and banging on the vehicles. As video of the incident showed, the men attempted to break the windows and gave a Nazi salute. No one was injured in the attack and police began an investigation, calling the incident a hate crime.

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaking during the annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony on Trafalgar Square in London to mark Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights. PHOTO BY DOMINIC LIPINSKI/PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES