The following letter was written in response to an article in the Times Herald-Record titled “Hasidic Growth Detrimental” which appeared on July 8th, 2015.    To the Editor: Kate Payne’s outrageous and deeply disturbing letter traffics in hateful rhetoric against Jewish communities in upstate New York, made painfully clear through her letter’s horrific and inflammatory final words, “They’re killing us!” The

New York, NY, July 14, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply disturbed by an apparent anti-Semitic attack at Camp Karlin Stolen, a Jewish summer camp in Highland, New York, and praised the Town of Lloyd Police Department for a quick response and arrest of the suspected perpetrators. According to reports, three 18-year-old assailants threw bottles

In response to an alleged anti-Semitic attack in Williamburg, Brooklyn, Evan R. Bernstein, ADL New York Regional Director says it is unacceptable to target people based on how they look and what religion they are. As the number of anti-Semitic attacks increase in this area, ADL is keeping a close watch.

New York, NY, July 7, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it is deeply troubled by reports of an anti-Semitic incident in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in which an Orthodox Jewish individual allegedly suffered a physical attack on Wythe Street. According to reports, the victim, who was returning home from his synagogue on July 6, was approached by two suspects