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ADL Says 29 Percent Increase in Anti-Semitic Incidents in New York City is “Troubling, But Not Cause for Alarm”

New York, NY, June 12, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed concern over the 29 percent citywide increase of anti-Semitic incidents reported this week by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force.  The NYPD reported 53 criminal anti-Semitic incidents in the first five months of 2015, an increase from 41 incidents during the previous period last year. Evan R. Bernstein,