January 15, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Sabrina Rezzy
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER RODNEYSE BICHOTTE HERMELYN'S STATEMENT ON HOSTAGE SITUATION AT COLLEYVILLE SYNAGOGUE
(Brooklyn, NY) -- During Sabbath services earlier today at a synagogue outside Dallas, a hostage situation occurred and is still unfolding.

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn issued the following statement:

"The freedom to worship is a sacred right, protected by our Constitution. Like many New Yorkers, I am watching the unfolding events in Colleyville, TX with trepidation. We know that hate and anti-Semitism exist in our society, and ever since the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, we have known that houses of worship like synagogues and yeshivas are targets. As always, I stand ready to assist the Jewish community here in Brooklyn and across the U.S., to worship in peace and tranquillity."
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn represents the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn covering Ditmas Park, Flatbush, East Flatbush and Midwood. She is currently the Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs), Chair of the Task Force on Women's Issues and serves on the following committees: Housing, Government Operations, Education, Banks, Health, and Higher Education. She also sits on Governor Hochul's Domestic Violence Advisory Council and Mayor Adams MWBE Task Force.

As a current Assemblymember, District Leader, and Chair of Brooklyn Democratic Party, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn has been an outspoken advocate on issues concerning immigration, education, economic development, unemployment, education reform, health care access, senior citizen centers, affordable housing, school safety, women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as other issues affecting the quality of life in the community.

  
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