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ADL Expresses Concern Over Anti-Semitic Video Shown in Rockland County Classroom; Says School District Is Taking Appropriate Next Steps

New York, NY, February 3, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over a problematic video shown in a Rockland County school classroom which espoused anti-Semitic stereotypes, presented a historically inaccurate portrayal of Jews and Judaism, and made multiple references to Judaism as inferior to Christianity. The video, which was played in a social studies class at Clarkstown

ADL Shocked by Alleged Anti-Semitic Vandalism in Westchester; Community Forum Being Held In Wake of Attack

New York, NY, January 12, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was shocked by the alleged anti-Semitic vandalism of a home in Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York. On December 29, a Jewish family awoke to find six swastikas and the word “Jews” spray-painted on the outside of their home. The swastikas covered the home’s windows, and

ADL Deeply Troubled By Anti-Semitic Vandalism of Brooklyn Home

New York, NY, January 7, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply troubled by the vandalism of a Hasidic Jewish home in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.
According to reports, on January 2, graffiti was discovered scrawled on the home of Jewish residents, including swastikas and the words “Hitler was a hero.” The vandalism follows a string of harassing incidents against the home’s residents.

New York’s Jewish Community Suffers Nearly a Dozen Disturbing Anti-Semitic Incidents Since September

New York, NY, December 30, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over nearly a dozen incidents targeting the Jewish community that took place across the five boroughs of New York City since September. Just this week, an Orthodox Jewish teen was violently assaulted in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. According to reports, the 17-year-old victim was