LoGuidice, Simmons still mum on charges of anti-Semitism in Fairview Fire Department
ADL asks officials to investigate allegations that a fire chief in Westchester made crude anti-Semitic remarks about a public official.
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Fire volunteer, 45, fights Fairview in age-bias battle
“Public officials have a responsibility to serve the entire community, and when they make biased and ugly remarks, it undermines the integrity of the office they hold and the community’s trust in them,” said ADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein.
ADL Expresses Disappointment in New York State Senate’s Rejection of Tuition Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants
New York, NY, March 18, 2014 …The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment in the defeat of legislation in the New York State Senate that would have granted college tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants who met certain conditions. The New York DREAM Act, which passed in the State Assembly last month, was defeated by a vote of 30-29. The measure
Rabbi David Sandmel Joins ADL as Director of Interfaith Affairs
A rabbi, educator and scholar who has led interreligious efforts on behalf of the Reform Judaism movement and has spearheaded Catholic-Jewish dialogue in Chicago has been appointed the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Director of Interfaith Affairs. Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, Ph.D., who most recently served as a Senior Advisor on Interreligious Affairs for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, will
ADL Hosts Anti-Bullying Training Session For Educators During NYC Public School “Respect For All” Week
New York, NY, February 13, 2014… In recognition of “Respect for All Week” taking place in New York City public schools from February 10th to 14th, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) hosted a professional development session for local educators titled “Becoming an Ally: Interrupting Name-calling and Bullying.” The session, which took place on Tuesday, February 11th at the ADL National Headquarters in Manhattan,