New York, NY, October 24, 2014 … A diverse group of students from New York City will travel to Washington, D.C. to embark on a significant experience to apply lessons learned from the Holocaust to their own lives and lead the fight against bigotry and hate in their respective communities at the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Grosfeld Family National Youth Leadership
New York, NY, October 19, 2014 … In advance of the opening of “The Death of Klinghoffer” at the Metropolitan Opera tomorrow night, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a statement by Lisa and Ilsa Klinghoffer, the daughters of Leon Klinghoffer, which will be featured in the playbill. Following is the full text of the statement: Twenty nine years ago, our
New York, NY, October 14, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called the ransacking of a Jewish business in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, by a group of teenagers “a shocking hate crime” and called on city officials and law enforcement to ensure that those responsible are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. A mob of teenagers rushed into the
New York, NY, October 8, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the assault of a Jewish community leader who was attacked in Brooklyn outside of the Barclay’s Center on Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn on October 7. According to reports, Leonard Petlakh, Executive Director of the Kings Bay YM-YWHA, who was leaving a pre-season NBA game between the
New York, NY, October 3, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called remarks made by Michael Avila, the owner of The Coffee Shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn “disgraceful,” and called upon him to make a true apology for his offensive and anti-Semitic remarks. In a diatribe posted on Instagram, Mr. Avila, apparently motivated by the perception that Jews “function via
