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Report: Anti-Semitic Incidents Rise in NYC

Published: July 26, 2013 6:12 PM BROOKLYN – Alarming new numbers show a spike in anti-Semitic incidents across the city, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) The league, which released its annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents from 2012, reported that New York state has the highest number of reported anti-Jewish acts in the country. There were a

Report: Anti-Semitic incidents up across New York

Jul 22, 2013 11:17 AM EDT NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) Anti-Semitic incidents jumped 27-percent in New York last year, according to a new report. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says there were 248 incidents statewide in 2012. 172 of those incident were in New York City, according to the statistics released on Monday. “Jews are still being targeted in significant numbers across

ADL: Anti-Semitism Down Nationwide, up in NY and NJ

July 22, 2013 9:00am NEW YORK (JTA) — The number of anti-Semitic incidents dropped 14 percent nationwide last year, though the instances of vandalism rose,  according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents. Also, New York and New Jersey saw increases in anti-Semitic incidents, according to the audit released Monday. Nationwide, the audit counted 927 anti-Semitic incidents reported

Report: Anti-Semitic Incidents Jumped In New York In 2012

In Fact, The Empire State Had More Such Incidents Than Any Other State July 22, 2013 7:06 PM NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New statistics Monday said the number of anti-Semitic incidents jumped in New York State last year, and the state ranks at the top of the nation for such acts. There were 248 anti-Semitic incidents statewide in 2012, compared

The book’s still open on ‘think like a Nazi’ debacle

Scott Waldman, Times Union   Updated 7:32 am, Friday, June 21, 2013 The Albany school district teacher who asked students to think like a Nazi and “argue that Jews are evil” for a persuasive writing assignment never returned to the school this academic year. The teacher was put on paid leave in April and the case is still under investigation, Superintendent