Press Release

ADL Welcomes Arrest in Anti-Semitic Assault in Brooklyn

New York, NY, November 19, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed an arrest in the assault of a Jewish man from Israel at the Marcy Avenue subway station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. According to reports, the victim was attacked on November 17 by three assailants who called him a “dirty bloody Jew” and a “f—ing Jew,” spit at him,

ADL Welcomes Federal District Court’s Decision to Allow Pine Bush, N.Y. Anti-Semitism Case to Proceed

New York, NY, November 7, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed a federal judge’s ruling to allow students’ case to go forward against the Pine Bush Central School District. The lawsuit raised allegations that several Jewish students suffered egregious anti-Semitic discrimination at the hands of a number of other students and were unable to get school officials to

ADL Succession Committee Announces Completion of Search Process; Noted Social Entrepreneur Jonathan Greenblatt is Unanimous Choice for National Director

Los Angeles, CA, November 6, 2014 … An exhaustive, nationwide search for the next national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is now complete. The unanimous choice of the 16-member succession committee is Jonathan A. Greenblatt, a social entrepreneur, government official and corporate executive with extensive experience in building socially conscious businesses and creating innovative public-private partnerships. The decision is