# Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani
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Publisher: The Forward · published 2026-08-16 · read 2026-09-11

Original: https://forward.com/news/845321/central-synagogue-attack-larry-montes-israel-judaism-mamdani/

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## Who is named (7)

- [Ruhama’s Food](https://truthscore.com/entity/2b47ecea)
- [screenshots of Spanish-to-Hebrew translations](https://truthscore.com/entity/4a1794b7)
- [video comparing Mamdani to Khomeini](https://truthscore.com/entity/9bf9085f)
- [photo of map of Israel with Keep Israel in your heart](https://truthscore.com/entity/c2e67b67)
- [Larry Montes](https://truthscore.com/entity/dbc2018d)
- [Montes Facebook page](https://truthscore.com/entity/e0a3ee18)
- [video of Rabbi Mizrachi on evangelical support](https://truthscore.com/entity/eedb4e23)

## What it added

- [Larry Montes was mentally traumatized because of his desire to convert to Judaism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ce10fcb3)
  > His aunt claims he was "mentally traumatized" because of his desire to convert to Judaism.
- [Larry Montes filled his Facebook page with posts about Israel and Judaism in the months leading up to the attack.](https://truthscore.com/claim/07f7c231)
  > had filled his Facebook page with posts about Israel and Judaism in the months leading up to the attack
- [Larry Montes expressed a desire to convert to the Jewish faith.](https://truthscore.com/claim/71d1cb0e)
  > had expressed a desire to convert to the Jewish faith
- [Larry Montes might not have been in his right mind.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4de5bc85)
  > Given what happened, he might not have been in his right mind
- [Larry Montes called the congregants “swine” and “fake Jews” in statements to the police after his arrest.](https://truthscore.com/claim/be65ee58)
  > after his arrest, Montes called the congregants “swine” and “fake Jews” in statements to the police
- [Larry Montes reposted a video comparing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ceb99508)
  > he reposted a video comparing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
- [Larry Montes reposted a video featuring a Jewish man disputing claims that the Talmud contains disparaging remarks about Jesus.](https://truthscore.com/claim/77fac7b1)
  > One featured a Jewish man disputing claims that the Talmud contains disparaging remarks about Jesus.
- [Larry Montes posted a photo of the map of Israel with the caption “Keep Israel in your heart.”](https://truthscore.com/claim/dd0af6e2)
  > In 2024, he posted a photo of the map of Israel with text overlaid that says, “Keep Israel in your heart.”
- [Larry Montes reposted a video featuring Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi explaining why evangelical Christians support Israel.](https://truthscore.com/claim/bed58d66)
  > Another reposted video featured Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi explaining why evangelical Christians support Israel.
- [Larry Montes reposted several videos from Ruhama’s Food, a popular Israeli social media account.](https://truthscore.com/claim/8a5f8904)
  > The page also reposted several videos from Ruhama’s Food, a popular Israeli social media account.
- [The Facebook page’s recent posts are more disjointed and include screenshots showing attempts to translate seemingly incoherent Spanish text into Hebrew.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0bd4ed7e)
  > The Facebook page’s recent posts are more disjointed.
  > They include screenshots showing attempts to translate seemingly incoherent Spanish text into Hebrew.
- [Larry Montes had three prior arrests before the Central Synagogue attack, all of which were for robbery.](https://truthscore.com/claim/12a8b9d2)
  > Police said Montes had three prior arrests before the Central Synagogue attack, all of which were for robbery.
- [Larry Montes was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c7e970ba)
  > Montes was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime.
- [Larry Montes attacked a woman and a security guard at Central Synagogue during Friday night services.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4bdc0ded)
  > The man accused of attacking a woman and a security guard at Central Synagogue, a prominent New York City congregation on Manhattan’s Upper East Side during Friday night services
- [Larry Montes is expected to appear in court on August 20.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7d75273f)
  > He is expected to appear in court on August 20.

## Questions it bears on

- [What motivated the Central Synagogue attack?](https://truthscore.com/question/706c56bf)

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