The scope of the problem is, of course, difficult to gauge precisely. But recent polling is suggestive—and alarming. An Anti-Defamation League study released last May found “persistent and pervasive” anti-Jewish attitudes after surveying 53,100 adults in 102 countries and territories world-wide. The ADL found that 74% of those surveyed in the Middle East and North Africa held anti-Semitic attitudes; the number was
“We’re stepping up vigilance at this time,” said ADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein. “The particular vulnerability of the Jewish community in New York needs to be taken seriously.”
ADL New York Region, led by Director Evan Bernstein, joins coalition of Jewish organizations to fight anti-Semitism in Long Island.
On January 4, 2015, ADL New York Region conducted a Words to Action training workshop for 25 Albany based Jewish High School and College students. The goal of Words to Action is to equip students with the necessary tools to identify and respond to anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias on college campuses and the community at large. The Jewish World writes,
“This was a heinous, senseless and shocking assault on two New York City Police officers whose only crime was in reporting for duty. It is hard to find words to explain why anyone would think it appropriate to kill police officers in cold blood,” Evan Bernstein, ADL’s New York regional director, said in a statement Saturday night.
