A WOMAN ATTACKED OUTSIDE A PROMINENT NYC SYNAGOGUE IS SPEAKING OUT — AND HER RESPONSE TO THE ASSAILANT HAS BECOME A POWERFUL PART OF THE STORY.

The victim of Friday night’s attack on a prominent Big Apple synagogue is defiantly punching back against her unhinged attacker.

“I am the woman who was assaulted last night at Central Synagogue.  You will not punch out our Jewish light. You will not stand and cause harm to our eternal light,” wrote a weary-looking Michele Anenberg-Poma on Instagram Saturday, along with a photo of herself revealing a bloody busted lip and an open gash on her right forearm.

A woman with a cut on her lip and a deep gash on her arm, wearing a Star of David necklace, with text about an assault at Central Synagogue.
Michele Anenberg-Poma was injured in an attack on Central Synagogue in Manhattan on Friday night.Michele Anenberg-Poma / Instagram

“We will continue to sing our prayers of peace, love, and joy while protecting the voices that lead us each week,” she wrote.

“Our beloved Central Synagogue stands for all — stands so tall, a light, a light truly for all.”