New York, NY, September 3, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the New York Police Department (NYPD) for making an arrest in the assault of an African-American man in an apparent hate crime in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The NYPD has arrested 21-year-old Samuel Brendler and 22-year-old Ahrone Kofkase who were charged with assault as a hate crime and
New York, NY, August 21, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today denounced anti-Israel demonstrations that took place on both the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges on August 20 which included a display of a large banner calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. The organizers of the rally claim to represent a collection of various groups who support
New York, NY, August 15, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned two anti-Semitic incidents in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The first incident occurred on August 13 when a man was confronted by three teens and struck in the face. On August 14, a 9 year-old boy was struck on the head after an altercation with three youths. The New York
New York, NY, August 14, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the recently reported vandalism of over 40 tombstones at the Britton Road Cemetery in Greece, N.Y. Over a period of two nights in July, the Jewish cemetery sustained damage that included more than 40 stones overturned. The cemetery serves the Jewish community of Rochester and the surrounding area of
New York, NY, August 5, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is offering a $1,000 reward for credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for either of two anti-Semitic crimes that were recently perpetrated in Pearl River, N.Y. ADL condemned the anti-Semitic and racist graffiti spree in Pearl River in which three vehicles and
