The following letter was written in response to an article in the Times Herald-Record titled “Hasidic Growth Detrimental” which appeared on July 8th, 2015. To the Editor: Kate Payne’s outrageous and deeply disturbing letter traffics in hateful rhetoric against Jewish communities in upstate New York, made painfully clear through her letter’s horrific and inflammatory final words, “They’re killing us!” The
In response to an alleged anti-Semitic attack in Williamburg, Brooklyn, Evan R. Bernstein, ADL New York Regional Director says it is unacceptable to target people based on how they look and what religion they are. As the number of anti-Semitic attacks increase in this area, ADL is keeping a close watch.
The Pine Bush Central School District will pay a total of $4.48 million to five students who suffered anti-Semitic harassment and abuse for years while attending school there.
New York City police charged three youths with throwing a rock at a kipa-wearing Jewish man and threatening him on Staten Island on Sunday.
The NYPD reported 53 criminal anti-Semitic incidents in the first five months of 2015, an increase from 41 incidents during the previous period last year.
