Lunatic who attacked NYC synagogue told cops Fk the Jews, wants to be Jewish: aunt

The unhinged lunatic who stormed into a Manhattan synagogue is a deranged serial robber who sources say told cops “F–k the Jews” after the hate-filled attack — but his aunt bizarrely claims he wants to be Jewish.Larry Montes allegedly barged into Central Synagogue on Lexington Avenue and East 55th Street on Friday around 6 p.m.

during a Shabbat service — unleashing chaos on the peaceful place of worship.The 46-year-old assailant allegedly slugged a 63-year-old woman, headbutted and spat on a 65-year-old security guard who tried to intervene, and broke two religious candles valued at $20,000.“He was being very boisterous, screaming and yelling,” during the incident, a police source said.The Bronx man was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime and will be arraigned Saturday.“I have spoken with the rabbi of the synagogue, and I’m relieved that no one was seriously injured,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement, adding that NYPD resources have been ramped up around the house of prayer.Montes’ aunt Myriam Montes, who lives in Puerto Rico, told The Post that she believes he’s gone off the rails.

“I feel terrible about what happened to this young man—my nephew.He’s had issues regarding religion, but he didn’t act the way he should have,” she said in Spanish.

“He’s mentally traumatized because of his desire to belong to that religion [Judaism]—that’s what he’s said.Given what happened, he might not have been in his right mind; he’s mentally traumatized.”Myriam, who hasn’t spoken with Montes in about three months, said his infatuation with the religion seemed to “escalate.” “I told him he had to be careful with that because those things are sacred — you have to approach them seriously,” she explained.

“He wanted to keep studying because it seemed like he had a dream he was pursuing.”She also blamed his mental state on childhood tr...