Pine Bush Settles Anti-Semitism Lawsuit; Continues Work with ADL
The Pine Bush Central School District will pay a total of $4.48 million to five students who suffered anti-Semitic harassment and abuse for years while attending school there.
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ADL Lauds Supreme Court’s Marriage Equality Decision as ‘Historic Step’ for Justice and Fair Treatment to All
New York, NY, June 26, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised the Supreme Court’s decision in the four cases challenging the constitutionality of state marriage bans that limited marriage to one man and one woman, calling it “an historic step toward full civil rights for LGBT in America.” In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that the 14th
3 Staten Island Teens Charged With Anti-Semitic Crimes; Rock-throwing incident part of increase in borough’s anti-Jewish offenses over the past year.
New York City police charged three youths with throwing a rock at a kipa-wearing Jewish man and threatening him on Staten Island on Sunday.
ADL Expresses Horror Over Anti-Semitic Assault on Staten Island; Calls on Local Community Leaders and Elected Officials to Condemn Anti-Jewish Animus
New York, NY, June 22, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed horror over an anti-Semitic assault on Staten Island by three local teenagers who allegedly threw a rock and hurled anti-Jewish insults at the victim as he approached a bus stop near Harold Street and Washington Avenue in Staten Island on June 21. According to reports, the assailants mocked
ADL Says Anti-Semitism in Charleston Shooter’s Racist Manifesto Shows White Supremacy is a Threat to Everyone
New York, NY, June 21, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said the Charleston shooter’s newly revealed racist manifesto reveals “an individual whose worldview was tainted not only by racism but by hardcore anti-Semitism,” and provides an added reason for the Black and Jewish communities to forge closer bonds in working to counter racism in America. In addition to giving