New York, NY, August 30, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed support for a bi-partisan initiative from New York State Congressional Representatives to deport a former Nazi guard who has been living in Queens. The person in question, Mr. Jakiw Palij, allegedly supported the Nazi regime during the Holocaust, serving as a guard at the Trawniki Camp in
On Sunday, August 27th over seventy Long Island organizations and religious communities came together to promote mutual respect and strengthen community ties. The event was held at the Mid-Island Y JCC in Plainview. The evening event featured Congressman Thomas Suozzi (3rd district), interfaith clergy members and community leaders, and Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (Oyster Bay). The group of organizers issued
New York, NY, August 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over the adornment of a condominium building with swastikas and portraits of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, among others, in Sunnyside, Queens first discovered earlier this week. The building entrance and ground floor were replete with a range of unusual and hurtful imagery including swastikas, tributes
New York, NY, August 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended 10 mayors across New York State who pledged to fight hate and extremism by signing the Mayors’ Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism and Bigotry. The Compact is a joint initiative of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and ADL to fight extremism and bigotry and promote justice
The Anti-Defamation League welcomed the reinstatement of an event at the Queens Museum to mark the anniversary of a historic U.N. vote leading to the establishment of the State of Israel.
