Press Release

ADL Initiates Inaugural Anti-Bias Training in a Yeshiva Setting

New York, NY, November 15, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has conducted several anti-bias and bullying prevention trainings at a Jewish high school on Long Island, making these activities the first-ever to be conducted at a Yeshiva. Students from North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, a prominent private school in Great Neck, NY, were privy to a two-day training

ADL Deeply Concerned Over Wave of Anti-Semitic Vandalism Across New York State After 2016 Election

New York, NY, November 14, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over a wave of anti-Semitic vandalism that has reportedly struck five times over consecutive days in several areas across New York State, saying it, “breeds fear and fuels anxiety.” This morning, the phrase “No Jews” was spray-painted on a street in front of a home

ADL Strongly Condemns Anti-Semitic Graffiti in Wellsville, New York; Encouraged That Community Collaborating to Reject Intolerance

New York, NY, November 10, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned the vandalism of a softball field with bigoted anti-Semitic graffiti in Wellsville, New York. The graffiti, which was discovered the day following the presidential election, featured a large swastika and the words “MAKE AMERICA WHITE AGAIN” in black spray paint. The vandalism was scrawled across a

ADL Condemns Swastika Flag in Local Bookstore Window

New York, NY, October 20, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the display of a large Nazi flag with the word “Trump” superimposed over it in the window of a bookstore in the town of Saugerties, New York. “Using the symbol of Nazism to make a political point is highly inappropriate and repugnant,” said Evan R. Bernstein, ADL