New York, NY, June 18, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed horror and profound sorrow at the tragic murder of nine parishioners during a prayer meeting at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.             According to ADL’s Center on Extremism, the suspect in the shootings, identified as 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof, may have white supremacist

New York, NY, June 16, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was disturbed by reports of New York elected officials’ attendance at a meeting in Harlem with Louis Farrakhan, the anti-Semitic and racist leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI). According to reports, Minister Farrakhan held a closed door meeting on June 5 as part of a

New York, NY, June 12, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed concern over the 29 percent citywide increase of anti-Semitic incidents reported this week by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force.  The NYPD reported 53 criminal anti-Semitic incidents in the first five months of 2015, an increase from 41 incidents during the previous period last year. Evan R. Bernstein,

New York, NY, June 5, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged New York State leadership to support legislation that would empower the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York to appoint an independent state monitor to oversee the East Ramapo Central School District. The district has been the site of escalating conflict between board members who

New York, NY, June 5, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over an online campaign video in support of the candidacy of Mr. Richard Vasquez for Rockland County sheriff, which included an image of visibly identifiable Orthodox Jews suggesting that the Jewish community is responsible for housing issues in the county. The video entitled “Where Does Louis