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
New York, NY, July 14, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply disturbed by an apparent anti-Semitic attack at Camp Karlin Stolen, a Jewish summer camp in Highland, New York, and praised the Town of Lloyd Police Department for a quick response and arrest of the suspected perpetrators. According to reports, three 18-year-old assailants threw bottles
New York, NY, July 7, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it is deeply troubled by reports of an anti-Semitic incident in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in which an Orthodox Jewish individual allegedly suffered a physical attack on Wythe Street. According to reports, the victim, who was returning home from his synagogue on July 6, was approached by two suspects
New York, NY, June 30, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the resolution of a lawsuit brought against the Pine Bush School District alleging the district failed to effectively respond to reports of anti-Semitism over a period of several years. The lawsuit, filed in 2012, charged that several Jewish students suffered anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination at the hands
