A 62-year-old Jewish man claims his attacker repeatedly shouted 'Allah' as he beat him in the middle of the road in Brooklyn, New York Sunday morning.

Lipa Schwartz was on his way to synagogue when livery driver Farrukh Afzal, 37, battered him until another Hasidic man came to the rescue.

'All of a sudden 'boom!' I tried to protect myself, run away. I fell. He come again on me,' Schwartz told ABC7 Eyewitness News.

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Jewish man claims his attacker repeatedly shouted 'Allah' as he beat him on Sunday morning

Schultz was taken to Maimonides Medical Center for the minor injuries to his face and head

He explained to Boro Park 24 that 'In that instant I saw death for my eyes' but ultimately felt he should 'fight back and wrestle myself out of this attack'.

The Borough Park neighborhood incident was captured on surveillance camera and shows the Church Avenue Car Service worker delivering blows to the victim who was left with cuts to the side of his face and head.

He then chased the man who tried to help and was arrested at the scene.

Schultz was taken to Maimonides Medical Center for the minor injuries.

'I'm out of the hospital with some minor bruises, but the trauma of being attacked by someone who seemed to want revenge will stay with me forever,'

Staten Island resident Afzul has since been fired from his job after the 13th Ave by 46th Street occurrence was captured on camera. He was not on duty when he carried out the brutal attack.

A witness said the attacker 'was screaming at him that he hates the Jews and he would like to kill all the Jews'

Staten Island resident Afzul has since been fired from his job at Church Avenue Car Service after the 13th Ave by 46th Street occurrence was captured on camera

He then chased the man who tried to help and was arrested at the scene shortly afterward

'I went to him when he was handcuffed, 'what did I do to you that you tried to murder me? Tell me.' He didn't answer back,' Schwartz said.

A shoe store employee who witnessed the attack and declined to give his name told New York Daily News that it seemed to be an attack on the Jewish community.

The worker said: 'He was screaming at him that he hates the Jews and he would like to kill all the Jews.'

Assemblyman Dov Hikind said it was 'an absolute horror' to view the incident on CCTV.

'You watch that video, there are no words to describe what you see in that video,' he said. 'The scene itself reminded me of those worst moments in Nazi Germany.'

Pix11 reports Boro Park Shomrim and the District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 12 added: 'Justice needs to be served swiftly and fully.'

Law enforcement initially thought a road rage incident may have sparked the beating but he has since been charged with a hate crime, criminal mischief and harassment.