An anti-Semitic maniac busted into a Jewish nursing home in the Bronx and threatened to rob and kill an 84-year-old man — who bravely fought back, police said Sunday.
Alen Califano, 41, broke into the New Jewish Home on University Ave. near W. 192nd in the West Bronx at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Puffing on a joint, he bolted up to the fourth floor, where he wrecked property in one of the rooms before moving to another, cops said.
That’s where the suspect encountered an 84-year-old man.
“Give me your money,” Califano ordered, according to police.
When the older man refused, the rebuffed thief told him, “I will kill you, you f—ing Jew.”
Califano then struck the elderly victim with a cardboard tube, cutting his mouth and forehead. Then he picked up a fire extinguisher and threw it at the octogenarian, who bravely blocked it.
On his way out, Califano was met by cops in the lobby. They cuffed him and charged him with attempted robbery, assault as a hate crime, burglary, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of marijuana.
He has about 10 prior arrests, including charges for assault, menacing and criminal mischief.
The nursing home declined to comment on Sunday.
There were 143 anti-Semitic hate crimes citywide through Nov. 25, a 22% jump from the same period for 2016 when there were 111. This year’s 143 anti-Jewish crimes comprised 43% of the city’s overall 332 hate crimes, according to NYPD statistics.
With ROCCO PARASCANDOLA
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