New York, NY, January 12, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was shocked by the alleged anti-Semitic vandalism of a home in Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York. On December 29, a Jewish family awoke to find six swastikas and the word “Jews” spray-painted on the outside of their home. The swastikas covered the home’s windows, and

Bed-Stuy Patch draws attention to the targeting of Orthodox Jews who are moving from Bed-Stuy to Williamsburg. Patch quotes our New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein:

“This shocking incident… was clearly motivated by extreme anti-Jewish animus.”

New York, NY, January 7, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply troubled by the vandalism of a Hasidic Jewish home in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.
According to reports, on January 2, graffiti was discovered scrawled on the home of Jewish residents, including swastikas and the words “Hitler was a hero.” The vandalism follows a string of harassing incidents against the home’s residents.

The Jerusalem Post highlights ADL’s concern over recent anti-semitic attacks in New York City:

“We must call attention to these attacks and do all we can – together with NYPD, community and religious leaders and our elected officials – to stamp out these horrific incidents that leave our neighbors, friends and family feeling vulnerable,” ADL New York Regional Director Evan R. Bernstein said in a statement.

ADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein is quoted in this recent Jspace article highlighting attacks on the NYC Jewish community: “The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed deep concern over nearly a dozen incidents targeting the Jewish community that took place across the five boroughs of New York City since September. Just this week, an Orthodox Jewish teen was violently assaulted