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ADL Decries Hate Crime in Brooklyn Subway

New York, NY, March 8, 2017… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned a violent attack on a Hispanic man that took place last week on a southbound J train in Brooklyn, NY. According to reports, a 27-year-old man from Guatemala was riding the subway on March 1 when a fellow passenger began to accost him, allegedly hurling racist and anti-Hispanic epithets,

ADL Condemns Cemetery Desecration in Rochester, NY

New York, NY, March 2, 2017… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the vandalism of a Jewish cemetery in Rochester, NY.  At least 16 headstones were toppled in the Waad Hakolel Cemetery in Rochester, also known as the Stone Road Cemetery, which has been in use by the local Jewish community since the 1920s. In response to this crime, ADL

ADL: Governor Cuomo Has Demonstrated “Ideal Leadership” During Difficult Time For New York’s Jewish Community

New York, NY, February 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today thanked New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his strong response in the face of the recent wave of anti-Semitic incidents across the state, including a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City and bomb threats directed against Jewish Community Centers and ADL. In his remarks earlier

ADL New York Regional Evan Bernstein Featured on WABC-TV’s Up Close With Bill Ritter

.has-post-thumbnail .entry-content img.wp-post-image:first-child{ display: none !important; } .has-post-thumbnail .entry-content .alignleft:first-child{ display:none; } Evan Bernstein and Dr. Debbie Almontaser, Board President of The Muslim Community Network were interviewed on WABC-TV’s Up Close With Bill Ritter to discuss the presidential executive order on immigration and refugees.