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
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, 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
New York, NY, December 24, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was deeply disturbed by the violent assault of a Jewish man in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. According to reports, the assault occurred yesterday on the campus of Medgar Evers College, when the assailant bumped into the victim and stated his hatred for both white and Jewish people before
New York, NY, December 22, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the release of new guidelines that clearly identify what constitutes gender identity and gender expression discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. Discrimination based on gender identity and expression has been illegal under the New York City’s Human Rights law since 2002. The new guidelines
