Photographs surfaced of Commack High School students wearing offensive t-shirts displaying swastikas and the word “Auschwitz,” at a recent house party. The pictures came to light after they were posted on social media and they immediately spread, eventually becoming international headlines. Regional Director Evan Bernstein was interviewed by PIX 11 News about ADL’s recent documentation of an increase in anti-Semitic
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,
