New York, NY November 4, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed shock and horror at two apparently unrelated incidents of violence in Crown Heights, Brooklyn — the stabbing of Jewish man last night and the assault of another man early this morning on his way to synagogue. On November 3rd around 9 p.m., a Jewish man was approached from
New York, NY, October 26, 2015 … Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic Second Vatican Council, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the Papal Nuncio, the Vatican’s Ambassador to the United Nations, along with other Jewish and Catholic interfaith experts for a special partnership event with the Archdiocese of New York, to highlight the significance of Nostra Aetate in transforming
New York, NY, October 23, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today lauded Governor Cuomo’s announcement of an executive action designed to protect transgender people in New York State from discrimination. Governor Cuomo, in making the announcement on October 22, said that he would direct the New York State Division of Human Rights to issue regulations that extend protections against
New York, NY, October 19, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over two recent incidents, including the violent assault of an Orthodox Jewish man in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and the vandalism of one of Manhattan’s oldest synagogues in the Lower East Side. According to reports, on October 16, a perpetrator assaulted the victim in the back of the
Update: This remains an ongoing investigation and we will provide updates here as we receive additional information from NYPD. NYPD continues to investigate this assault as a possible hate crime. In addition to the rabbinical students, a Muslim food-cart manager was also in the vicinity and may have been the intended victim. If this is true, ADL of course considers
