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Reflections on Poland: An Interview with Pastor Gil Monrose and Evan Bernstein

March 20, 2019 Interview with Pastor Gil Monrose and Evan Bernstein From March 3rd to March 7th, two leaders in their respective faith communities traveled through Holocaust memorial sites in Poland in an effort to learn more about each other and further their collaboration at home in Brooklyn. Evan Bernstein is the New York/New Jersey Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation

ADL Expresses Concern Over Anti-Semitic Rhetoric in Article by Columbia University Professor

A recent article by Columbia Professor Joseph Massad claims that describing Israel as a Jewish state is itself anti-Semitic, and that a method for preventing anti-Semitism is to sever the association between the State of Israel and Diaspora Jewry. In response to the article, ADL New York / New Jersey Regional Director Evan Bernstein issued the following statement:  ADL considers

ADL Celebrates Israel@70 at Annual NYC Parade

On June 3, 2018, ADL proudly joined over 40,000 marchers at the annual Celebrate Israel Parade along New York City’s Fifth Avenue. On Israel’s 70th birthday, ADL looks back with pride on our long time support for the Jewish state, and remains committed to working towards a secure, peaceful, Jewish and democratic state. We are inspired by what Israel has

Following Signing of National Memorandum of Understanding with Mexican Government, ADL NY Director Evan Bernstein Travels to Mexico to Continue Joint Effort to Combat Hate

On March 11, 2018, Consul General of Mexico in New York Ambassador Diego Gomez Pickering and ADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein traveled to Mexico for a week of meetings and interviews with community leaders and organizations in Mexico. The mission of the trip was to share locally news of the work ADL and the Government of Mexico have initiated