New York, NY, March 9, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the conviction of Elliot Morales in the May 2013 bias-motivated fatal shooting of Mark Carson in Manhattan. During the trial, witnesses testified that Mr. Morales used anti-gay slurs against Mr. Carson and his friend before shooting him in the face. Evan R. Bernstein, ADL New York Regional
After last month’s anti-Zionist incident at Brooklyn College, the City University of New York launched an investigation into allegations of anti-Semitism at several of its campuses.
New York, NY, March 4, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended the City University of New York (CUNY) and Chancellor James Milliken for taking steps to review allegations of anti-Semitism on several of its campuses, and for establishing a task force to foster a more understanding and respectful environment. Several CUNY campuses have recently experienced anti-Semitic incidents and
New York, NY, February 26, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged Baruch College to consider rescheduling its Commencement Ceremony ending shortly before the Jewish Sabbath, due to the conflict it creates for observant Jewish graduates. The Baruch College commencement ceremony is scheduled to take place late Friday afternoon on May 27, while the Jewish Sabbath begins that evening,
New York, NY, February 25, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed gratitude towards two detectives from the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force who were injured by a suspect during an investigation into a series of anti-Semitic incidents in Manhattan. Two detectives were in Harlem on February 24 to execute a search warrant on Oliver Vukicevic,
