Press Release

Anti-Semitic Attack in Brooklyn on Yom Kippur is Sad Reminder: Much Work Still Needs to be Done to Combat Anti-Semitism

New York, NY, October 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned the assault of two visibly identifiable Jewish brothers in Brooklyn as they walked home from synagogue on Yom Kippur. The two brothers were walking home from services at the Flatbush Park Jewish Center in Mill Basin on October 12 while wearing yarmulkes and prayer shawls, when

ADL Disturbed by the Tenor in Protests in Crown Heights Surrounding Pre-Yom Kippur Ritual

New York, NY, October 11, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over a demonstration in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in which some protestors demonstrating against the Jewish ritual of “kapparot” used offensive and inappropriate rhetoric and reportedly resorted to violence. Kapparot is a pre-Yom Kippur ritual performed by some Jews in which a chicken is

ADL Deeply Disturbed by Anti-Semitic Vandalism of Jewish Cemetery in Orange County, N.Y. Just Days Before Yom Kippur

New York, NY, October 10, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply disturbed by the anti-Semitic vandalism of a Jewish cemetery in the Town of Warwick in Orange County. According to reports, on the morning of October 9, the gates of Temple Beth Shalom cemetery were discovered littered with large swastikas, “Heil Hitler” and the letters

ADL Strongly Condemns Rash of Anti-Semitic Attacks on New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

New York, NY, October 10, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned a rash of virulent anti-Semitic attacks levied against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman following an announcement that his office would open an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation. Since the September 14 announcement, Attorney General Schneiderman has been subjected to online anti-Semitic harassment including

ADL to Convene Inaugural “Never is Now” Summit on Anti-Semitism in New York City

New York, NY, October 6, 2016 … Concerned at the startling resurgence of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) this fall is convening a first-of-its-kind summit focused on contemporary anti-Semitism, the urgent challenges that it poses to Jewish communities at home and abroad, and to explore  innovative strategies by which to address this