New York, New York, June 7, 2019… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey are deeply concerned about the latest incident of anti-Semitism and hate in Bergen County at the Glen Rock High School. This is the second hateful incident at this school in a period of two weeks. We welcome statements by the Glen
New York, NY, June 6, 2019… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest in New Jersey expressed deep concern that far-right Polish politician Robert Winnicki is slated to speak today at the Polish Cultural Foundation in Clark, New Jersey. As the leader of the far-right National Movement in Poland, Winnicki has repeatedly engaged in anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic rhetoric
New York, NY, June 4, 2019… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) welcomes Mayor de Blasio’s announcement today that more will be done to strengthen and improve NYC’s hate crime prevention and response efforts, including through the City’s newly-established Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes. According to NYPD data released this week, 184 hate crimes were reported thus far in 2019 – a
New York, NY, May 22, 2019… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today praised law enforcement for the arrest of Jonathan Xie, a resident of Basking Ridge, Somerset County, NJ, for threatening to ‘shoot everybody’ at a pro-Israel march. Xie was allegedly inspired by the Palestinian terror organization, Hamas. While many terror organizations, including ISIS, al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, single out Jews and
New York, NY, May 8, 2019… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced that it is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the alleged assault today of a Jewish man in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Amid ongoing concerns that a dramatic increase in violent assaults targeting Jews is
