A 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 battered but defiant Michele Anenberg-Poma on Instagram on Saturday, adding a photo of herself revealing a bloody busted lip and an open gash on her right forearm.

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,” said the 63-year-old former Disney exec.

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

The congregant was allegedly slugged by Larry Montes, 46, who police sources said seethed, “F–k the Jews” and called Jewish people “swine” during the shocking attack on the high-profile Upper East Side synagogue, which Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch attended as a kid.

Harrowing livestream footage of its Friday night Shabbat service shared to social media showed the creep in a rage, shouting erratically at the front of the synagogue just after prayers started at 6 p.m.

Central Synagogue is seen on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in New York. AP Photo/Kena Betancur

He then allegedly headbutted and spat on a 65-year-old security guard who tried to intervene, attacked Anenberg-Poma and broke two religious candles valued at $20,000.

The Bronx man was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime. He was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail or $30,000 bond at his arraignment late Saturday.

Prosecutors said Montes hurled the antisemitic hate and also made racist statements as well as yelled, “I am Hashem!” a Hebrew reference to God. 

Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Ali Fazal asked the judge to set bail at $50,000 or a $150,000 bond, citing the suspect’s previous misdemeanor arrests in New York and New Jersey.

Montes was convicted in June of stealing headphones from a Best Buy in 2024 and brandishing a knife when a security guard tried to stop him, Fazal said. The hate suspect also was involved in a 2019 case in which he was found guilty of stealing deodorant from CVS and slugging an employee in the head several times in the process, the ADA said.

Larry Montes is taken into custody after reportedly assaulting someone at Central Synagogue. Central Synagogue

Montes allegedly snarled, “F–k the Jews,” during the shocking attack, according to police. Central Synagogue

He also had a 2009 bail-jumping case in New Jersey.

Anenberg-Poma defiantly hit back at her attacker in an Instagram post. Michele Anenberg-Poma / Instagram

Friends meanwhile described Anenberg-Poma as having “the biggest heart,” someone who’s gone “above and beyond” to support children’s causes.

Larry Montes was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime. Facebook/Larry Montes

Expressions of support poured in for the beaten woman, a former Disney creative marketing executive whose LinkedIn profile revealed she was a “Hillary for America” volunteer and active with the Lower East Side Girls Club.

“I am heartbroken that this happened to you,” wrote a supporter who thanked the victim for speaking up. “After an antisemitic attack, you have every right to isolate and lick your wounds.   Instead, you are coming forward as a light for the Jewish community. Many non-Jews stand with you, myself included.”

Another supporter wrote, “Thank you for reminding us of the light, no matter what they try to do.”

The plucky victim is an ardent supporter of Israel who ironically railed against the evils of antisemitism in January to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Anenberg-Poma posted a video blasting “the evil of radicalized, proliferated antisemitism that is present at every turn. We must stand up for all freedom-loving people.”

The Israeli consul general in New York issued a scathing statement Sunday blaming Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s past comments on Israel for the synagogue attack.

“The attack on Manhattan’s Central Synagogue is a direct result of Mayor Mamdani’s sustained campaign of incitement,” Consul General Ofir Akunis said in a statement.

“I warned that words would turn into actions, and that is exactly what is happening,” he said. “Mamdani has failed to protect New York’s Jews. It is not enough to issue weak condemnations. Action is needed.”

Mamdani, a Muslim, has come under fire by Jewish leaders in the past for his criticism of Israel but was quick to denounce the synagogue attack at a press briefing Saturday.

“We reject this with every fiber of our being,” the mayor said. “This is where every single New Yorker should be safe, and Jewish New Yorkers should be able to go to their synagogues without having to fear for their lives.”