A Jewish man was stabbed multiple times in the face outside of a pizza shop this evening in Milan, Italy. The victim was identified as Natan Graf, a husband and father in his 40s, and the son-in-law of longtime Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Levi Hezkia.

�Thank G?d, he�s not in danger,� said Rabbi Moshe Shaikevitz, director of Beit Chabad-Milan Jewish Center.

The attack happened at 8:20 p.m. local time outside the Carmel Kosher Pizzeria in the heart of Milan�s Jewish neighborhood, mere meters away from a Jewish school.

According to Shaikevitz, a number of young Israeli students standing not far from the scene heard the victim�s screams and came to his aid while the assailant, who they said appeared to be an Arab male, fled with a waiting accomplice. The attacker has not yet been apprehended.

�There is always police protection outside the community school, the Chabad school, synagogues and other Jewish institutions, and there is also a local Jewish protection group,� explained Shaikevitz. �We all hope and pray nothing like this happens again.�

Shaikevitz added that while there�s no general feeling that the Italian Jewish community will have to face circumstances similar to ones in nearby France or Denmark, �we have to be extra careful.�

The victim�s family has requested that people please be Mispallel for Nosson ben Chaya Sara.

(Source: Chabad.org)