New York, NY, December 20, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was shocked and stunned by the senseless, execution-style murders of two New York Police Department officers by a man who reportedly expressed extreme hatred toward the police on his social media accounts just prior to the attack. Police say the gunman apparently carried out the killings earlier today in revenge for
New York, NY, December 19, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was shocked and appalled by a threatening letter that was mailed earlier this week to an elected official in Rockland County, New York. On December 15, Spring Valley legislator Aron Wieder, a traditional Orthodox Jew, received a letter containing a photograph that superimposed his face on
New York, NY, December 10, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored legal and community leaders Bradley J. Butwin, Chair of O’Melveny & Myers, and Pierre M. Gentin, Managing Director and Global Head of Litigation and Regulatory Investigations at Credit Suisse, with its 2014 ADL Human Relations Award for their commitment to diversity, civil rights and defense of democratic ideals.
Evan Bernstein, the Anti-Defamation League’s New York regional director, called the attack “a call to action for Jewish institutions across the United States to realize that these kinds of incidents can be prevented” with proper security training. He said the ADL will send an “action alert” to ADL offices across the country urging tighter security “for the entire Jewish community.”
New York, NY, December 9, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed alarm and concern over the early morning stabbing of a yeshiva student from Israel inside a study hall at the Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The assailant was subsequently shot and killed by police. The incident appears to be an isolated event. Evan R. Bernstein,
