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ADL Denounces Incident at Brooklyn College Where Students Called for “Zionists” to Get Off Campus; Commends Administration for Strong Stand Against Anti-Semitism

New York, NY, February 18, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today denounced the interruption of a faculty council meeting at Brooklyn College on February 16 where students allegedly demanded that “Zionists” leave campus and referred to a professor at the gathering as a “Zionist pig.” ADL commended Brooklyn College President Karen L. Gould and Provost and Senior Vice President

ADL Doubles Reward for Information in Crown Heights Stabbing

New York, NY, February 11, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today raised to $10,000 its reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator who stabbed Yehuda Brikman in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on February 10. The reward was bolstered with a funding commitment from a concerned member of the community. The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force

ADL Expresses Shock and Horror Over Crown Heights Stabbing; Concerned Over Pattern of Anti-Semitic Assaults in Brooklyn

New York, NY, February 10, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed shock and horror over the stabbing of a 25 year-old Jewish man in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, and subsequently offered a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator. This is the second such attack in Crown Heights. In November,

ADL Expresses Concern Over Anti-Semitic Video Shown in Rockland County Classroom; Says School District Is Taking Appropriate Next Steps

New York, NY, February 3, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over a problematic video shown in a Rockland County school classroom which espoused anti-Semitic stereotypes, presented a historically inaccurate portrayal of Jews and Judaism, and made multiple references to Judaism as inferior to Christianity. The video, which was played in a social studies class at Clarkstown