New York, NY, October 14th, 2018…Today, ADL (Anti-Defamation League) expressed deep concern following a series of violent assaults against members of the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn this month. The most recent incident took place early this morning in Boro Park, Brooklyn.  According to reports, an Orthodox Jewish man was walking to synagogue when his attacker stopped his vehicle, ran

New York, NY, September 17, 2018… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned comments from a town supervisor in Orange County, calling the comments anti-Semitic and hateful. According to local reporting, Alex Jamieson, Town Supervisor of the town of Chester, New York, explained, “The idea is to keep the Hasidic [sic] out,” as the justification for a recent Town purchase of a nine-acre property, as well as the Town’s consideration of adopting

New York, NY, September 4, 2018 … In advance of the Jewish High Holidays, ADL New York / New Jersey is reaching out to synagogues and Jewish community institutions across the region to provide information on security preparedness and to remind them to make security an everyday priority. ADL has shared a list of security best practices and encouraged institutions

New York, NY, August 17, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has raised renewed concern over increasing levels of anti-Semitic and extremist activity across the country and specifically in New York and New Jersey.   Extremist activity by white supremacist groups is happening with increased frequency and audacity. These extremist actors include local chapters of KKK, Identity Evropa and other

In response to recent reports that ICE New Jersey spokesman Emilio Dabul has affiliations to hate groups, Evan Bernstein, ADL New York / New Jersey Regional Director, issued the following statement: “The apparent ties of ICE New Jersey spokesman Emilio Dabul to anti-Muslim extremists is a matter of serious concern. Dabul has well-documented ties to ACT for America, a group founded