A group of 18 Catholic school educators from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut met at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY from August 12-15 to learn about the history of anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and Catholic teachings on Jews and Judaism as part of the Bettina (z”l) and Erwin Pearl New York Bearing Witness™ Summer Institute. The Institute is sponsored
Date: August 8, 2013 The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the arrests of three young men in connection with the assault of an identifiably Jewish man in Kaser, Rockland County. All three men face charges of second-degree assault as a hate crime. The incident happened on the night of August 7, when the Hasidic victim and another man were leaning against
Date: August 8, 2013 The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern about racist graffiti, including racist expletives and the words “Heil Hitler” and a swastika spray-painted on the base of the Jackie Robinson statue outside the Brooklyn Cyclones stadium in Coney Island. Etzion Neuer, ADL Acting New York Regional Director, issued the following statement: The defacement of a public
A full-page ad in the Times is one thing, but such a heavy message amid the circus atmosphere of the Crossroads of the Universe? Says ADL’s public relations director, Todd Gutnick: “We appreciate any opportunity to raise awareness about ADL’s struggle to end anti-Semitism, racism and discrimination in America. Times Square is the ‘crossroads of the world.’
There were a total of 172 acts of anti-Semitism reported in all five boroughs last year, compared to127 the year before. The numbers in Brooklyn were significantly higher than the other four boroughs, with 87 incidents on record.
