New York, NY, December 2, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised New York University (NYU) President Andrew Hamilton for his remarks in which he forcefully rejected the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign as a movement which seeks to undermine Israel’s existence as a Jewish state. In an interview with NYU Local, President Hamilton said, “To restrict in any way the
New York, NY, November 19, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply disturbed by anti-Semitic graffiti discovered on a playground in the Brooklyn. According to reports, on November 18, playground equipment in Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights was spray-painted with two swastikas and the words “Go Trump.” “We are deeply disturbed by yet another highly
New York, NY, November 15, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has conducted several anti-bias and bullying prevention trainings at a Jewish high school on Long Island, making these activities the first-ever to be conducted at a Yeshiva. Students from North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, a prominent private school in Great Neck, NY, were privy to a two-day training
New York, NY, November 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over a wave of anti-Semitic vandalism that has reportedly struck five times over consecutive days in several areas across New York State, saying it, “breeds fear and fuels anxiety.” This morning, the phrase “No Jews” was spray-painted on a street in front of a home
New York, NY, November 10, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today denounced the vandalism of a prayer room for Muslim students at New York University’s (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn. On November 9, Muslim students woke up and found the word “Trump!” written across the front door of the room. “Following an election season in which we
