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

Lady Gaga Accepts Award with Inspiring Message for Students Working to Make Their Schools “No Place for Hate” New York, NY, May 21, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Making a Difference Award was presented today to Born This Way Foundation in recognition of its work championing positive social change. The nonprofit organization – co-founded by Lady Gaga and her

According to the Anti-Defamation League, last year there was a 14% increase in anti-Semitic incidents in New York, and a 21% percent increase across America. “Anti-Semitism is not dead,” says Evan Bernstein, Director of ADL’s New York Regional Office. To view ADL New York Region’s audit of Anti-Semitic incidents, click here: http://nynj.adl.org/news/2014audit/ To watch the full NBC clip, click here: http://bit.ly/1F4mepS

New York, NY, May 3, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over anti-Semitic graffiti discovered at The Mirrer Yeshiva in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The graffiti appeared on a flier posted outside of the school on the Jewish Sabbath, May 2, and according to reports, included the phrases “Hitler lives,” “Jews are on the take,” “Heil Hitler,” and

New York, NY, April 23, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed today’s Senate confirmation of Loretta Lynch as United States Attorney General. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL National Chair, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: We are pleased that the Senate has confirmed Loretta Lynch as Attorney General, and we congratulate her as she takes on