New York, NY, October 4, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned a series of vicious anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic letters apparently targeting Jewish owned businesses in New York City. Since Friday, there have been reports of at least four letters received at Jewish businesses in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The letters, sent through the U.S. Mail with no

New York, NY, September 27, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned an attack against an Orthodox Jewish woman in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. ADL also announced it is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailant. According to police and media reports, a legally blind Orthodox Jewish woman was attacked at approximately 2:30 p.m., Monday

New York, NY, September 15, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned an apparent bias-motivated attack against two women perceived to be Muslim in a Queens subway station this week. According to reports, a mother and daughter were spit on and punched as the mother was derided as a “dirty Muslim” and told to get out of the country

New York, NY, September 11, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the anti-Semitic vandalism of a Jewish family’s home in the Fieldston neighborhood of Riverdale, New York, in which the word “Jew” was discovered spray-painted across the front door of a private residence. ADL was alerted to the vandalism, which was first discovered by the homeowner on September

New York, NY, September 7, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for leading a coalition of states to challenge the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in court. Following President Trump’s executive action, Attorney General Schneiderman initiated the coalition and a lawsuit was subsequently filed in the U.S. District