New York, NY, August 12, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over two swastikas that were found etched into a booth of a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Station. According to reports, the swastikas were discovered on August 10 at the Lawrence station’s waiting areas. “This is not the first time a train station in this area
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.
