More than 100 years after ADL was founded, we are bearing witness to a rise of hatred and anti-Semitism unmatched in recent decades. ADL, along with our community of supporters and partners, recognizes the necessity of our work in preventing this bias and injustice from becoming normalized. This year, under the banner of a newly unified New York/New Jersey Region,
On March 11, 2018, Consul General of Mexico in New York Ambassador Diego Gomez Pickering and ADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein traveled to Mexico for a week of meetings and interviews with community leaders and organizations in Mexico. The mission of the trip was to share locally news of the work ADL and the Government of Mexico have initiated
On March 15th, ADL New York Senior Associate Director Melanie Robbins briefed 40 New York State legislators on the findings from the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) recent audit of anti-Semitic incidents. The briefing was hosted by Assemblymember Nily Rozic, who has proposed a new bill to mandate hate crime prevention and recognition training for law enforcement.” We appreciate the opportunity to meet with New York leadership to discuss how
Sampling of Select Incidents Across N.Y State in 2017: Manhattan: Swastika spray-painted on a synagogue’s front doors (October); Swastikas drawn on subway car doors (December); A swastika was carved into seat on a subway car (August); A Jewish woman’s mezuzah was ripped from her doorpost, smashed and strewn across the floor (May and October); A woman discovered a Star
Anti-Defamation League New York Assistant Director Michael Snow is featured in a new documentary which takes an inside look at the state of anti-Semitism and hate in the United States. Produced by Israel’s Reshet 13, the documentary takes viewers from the streets of NYC to the chambers of Washington D.C. and into the Midwest to confront the resurgence of
