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
New York, NY, September 21, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply disturbed by a BB gun assault of two visibly identifiable Jewish men in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens around the Jewish High Holiday period. According to reports, on two different occasions, men wearing traditional Jewish garb were shot by assailants wielding a BB
New York, NY, September 11, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed shock at a photo posted online showing the captain of the Pace University football team draped in a Confederate flag while making a Nazi salute. The photo of the student, Tyler Owens, appeared on the photo sharing app Snapchat and was captioned “The grand wizard.” Pace University
New York, NY, August 26, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned hateful rhetoric directed against Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and other Members of Congress who have announced support for the nuclear agreement with Iran, and sharpened its call to reject “vicious ad hominem attacks” as part of the debate about the deal. The comments section of Congressman Nadler’s
