Press Release

ADL Welcomes Governor Cuomo’s Historic Signing of GENDA & Conversion Therapy Ban Legislation 

New York, NY, January 25, 2019 … Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) welcomed Governor Cuomo’s historic signing of two monumental pieces of pro-LGBTQ legislation.  The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) (S.1047) adds gender identity as a protected category under New York’s discrimination and hate crime laws.  Conversion therapy ban legislation (S.1046) will prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual

ADL Condemns Second Alleged Assault on Orthodox Individual in Crown Heights This Week

New York, NY, January 19, 2019 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced today that it is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the alleged assault of a Jewish woman in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Friday evening.  According to police and other reports, the incident involved an alleged passerby

ADL CONDEMNS ALLEGED ASSAULT ON ORTHODOX JEWISH MAN IN CROWN HEIGHTS; OFFERS $5,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION

New York, NY, January 18, 2019 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced today that it is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the alleged assault of an Orthodox Jewish man in Crown Heights on Wednesday. According to police and other reports, the incident took

ADL HONORS NEW JERSEY DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND PREPAREDNESS JARED MAPLES WITH 2018 ‘ADL MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARD’

Newark, NJ, December 18, 2018 … ADL today announced that it honored the Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness with the 2018 ADL Making a Difference Award at its Annual New Jersey Securing Justice Awards Dinner, on Monday, December 17 in Newark. The ADL Making a Difference Award was established to honor and recognize an

ADL Welcomes NJ Attorney General’s Immigrant Trust Directive

New York, NY, December 10, 2018 … In response to the New Jersey Attorney General’s announcement last week of a new Immigrant Trust Directive,  ADL’s New York / New Jersey Regional Director Evan Bernstein released the following statement: “We welcome Attorney General Grewal’s release of the Immigrant Trust Directive in New Jersey, which seeks to preserve critical trust between local