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ADL opens Brooklyn office to combat rising antisemitism
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The Anti-Defamation League announces the opening of a satellite office in Brooklyn to combat rising antisemitism in the borough.
There were 147 recorded antisemitic incidents in Brooklyn last year out of a total of 395 in New York City, according to a recent ADL report.
The report found that reported antisemitic incidents in the US hit a record high in 2022.
Some of the incidents in Brooklyn last year included an assailant shooting a Hasidic bus driver with a BB gun, a vandal spraying “Hitler” on a synagogue and a woman slapping a Jewish teenager in front of Chabad headquarters.
“We came to the conclusion that Brooklyn requires a stronger ADL presence on the ground so that we can better address the needs of a community that unfortunately is one of the epicenters for antisemitism in this country,” said ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt. “The new office will be tasked to respond directly to antisemitic incidents in Brooklyn, and to work directly with law enforcement and community leaders in responding to acts of hate.”
There are around 600,000 Jews in Brooklyn.
The new office will serve as a satellite of the ADL New York/New Jersey regional office.
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