Photo courtesy of Jewish Community Relations Council
Manny’s, founded by Manny Yekutiel who is also the Executive Director of the Civic Joy Fund, was targeted by vandals following anti-ICE protests on June 9, 2025. The café that additionally serves as a community gathering hub for political and other events had been vandalized earlier in the evening, but individuals returned and broke a large window and spray-painted graffiti all over the front of the space, including antisemitic tags and statements attacking Yekutiel.
FMayor Daniel Lurie stopped by Manny’s on June 10 to console Yekutiel and later, at a press briefing, said, in part: “Vandalizing local businesses with hateful language, damaging property is unacceptable. When that happens, law enforcement will take action.”
State Senator Scott Wiener posted via social media: “Another major example of antisemitism targeting a Jewish-owned business in the Mission. Manny’s has been targeted for years because the owner is Jewish. And now this vandalism calls for the death of Jews. Antisemitism spans the political spectrum. And it’s always toxic & dangerous. It leads directly to violence against Jews. It has to stop.”
Manny’s has remained open as the space is repaired. https://welcometomannys.com/
Published on June 12, 2025
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