New York, NY, March 12, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis for his immediate attention and swift actions in confronting several hate messages found on campus. According to the college, over the past week, anti-Semitic, anti-gay and racist graffiti were discovered in restrooms and a classroom. In a communique
New York, NY, February 25, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) applauded federal law enforcement officials for their arrests, announced today, of three Brooklyn residents charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the latest individuals to be implicated in the U.S. on terrorism offenses relating to ISIS. Akhror Saidakhmetov was arrested
The scope of the problem is, of course, difficult to gauge precisely. But recent polling is suggestive—and alarming. An Anti-Defamation League study released last May found “persistent and pervasive” anti-Jewish attitudes after surveying 53,100 adults in 102 countries and territories world-wide. The ADL found that 74% of those surveyed in the Middle East and North Africa held anti-Semitic attitudes; the number was
“We’re stepping up vigilance at this time,” said ADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein. “The particular vulnerability of the Jewish community in New York needs to be taken seriously.”
New York, NY, January 14, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over the January 12 etching of a large swastika into the glass of a waiting area at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station in Cedarhurst, New York, a town that is home to a large Jewish population. According to reports, this is the second incident
