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ADL Deeply Troubled by Anti-Semitic Rhetoric From New York City Council Candidate

New York, NY, April 25, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today voiced concern at the injection of anti-Semitic rhetoric into a New York City Council campaign by Thomas Lopez-Pierre, who has posted a series of incendiary statements on social media saying that his opponent is “controlled by greedy Jewish landlords.” “Mr. Lopez-Pierre should cease using this deeply offensive anti-Semitic

Anti-Semitic Incidents Surged in New York State in 1st Quarter of 2017; Anti-Semitic Vandalism Increased by 50 Percent in 2016

New York, NY, April 24, 2017 … Anti-Semitic incidents in New York State held steady in 2016, but surged in the first quarter of 2017, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents. Preliminary data for the first quarter of 2017 indicates a striking rise in anti-Semitic acts with a total of 97 anti-Jewish incidents logged in

ADL Expresses Concern Over Distribution of Anti-Semitic Fliers in Brooklyn

New York, NY, April 16, 2017… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply concerned about the recent distribution of anti-Semitic fliers in Brooklyn. According to police and media reports, an unidentified man driving a motorcycle through Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Thursday night, April 13, tossed multiple fliers replete with swastikas and anti-Semitic cartoons. Williamsburg is a heavily Jewish neighborhood, inhabited

ADL Partners with Rochester Schools and Organizations in Community-Wide Day of Action Against Hate

New York, NY, March 30, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has partnered with The Hillel Community Day School and a local Rochester-based advocacy group “ROC4Israel” to hold a full day of community programs and events to address the spread of anti-Semitism and hate that has afflicted Rochester and several communities across the state. On March 16, Middle School students