Press Release

ADL Welcomes NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force Investigation into Anti-Semitic Vandalism in Brooklyn

New York, NY, April 6, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was troubled by alleged anti-Semitic vandalism of an apartment building in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, and welcomed the NYPD’s announcement that the incident is being investigated by its Hate Crimes Task Force. On April 3, the words “F— Jews” were discovered spray-painted in the

Crown Heights Incident “Shook the Jewish Community to its Core,” ADL Says; Praises NYPD for Arrest of Perpetrator

New York, NY, March 10, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised the New York Police Department (NYPD) for their arrest of Keny Rochelin, a suspect in the February stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. According to reports, Mr. Rochelin was apprehended on March 9 and charged with mugging and stabbing two

ADL Hails Successful Conviction in New York Hate Crime Murder

New York, NY, March 9, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the conviction of Elliot Morales in the May 2013 bias-motivated fatal shooting of Mark Carson in Manhattan. During the trial, witnesses testified that Mr. Morales used anti-gay slurs against Mr. Carson and his friend before shooting him in the face. Evan R. Bernstein, ADL New York Regional

ADL Commends CUNY for Probe Into Anti-Semitic Claims and Creation of Campus Climate Task Force

New York, NY, March 4, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended the City University of New York (CUNY) and Chancellor James Milliken for taking steps to review allegations of anti-Semitism on several of its campuses, and for establishing a task force to foster a more understanding and respectful environment. Several CUNY campuses have recently experienced anti-Semitic incidents and