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
New York, NY, August 21, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over an anti-Semitic altercation in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights in which a visibly identifiable Orthodox Jewish man was accosted by three teens on bicycles. According to reports, the individual was walking alone on a sidewalk in the vicinity of Eastern Parkway, while the assailants
New York, NY, August 12, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over two swastikas that were found etched into a booth of a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Station. According to reports, the swastikas were discovered on August 10 at the Lawrence station’s waiting areas. “This is not the first time a train station in this area
