Contact:
Ariella Loewenstein
aloewenstein@adl.org
310-446-4229
Los Angeles, CA, May 19, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced today a reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the assault on diners outside Sushi Fumi restaurant in Los Angeles on May 18.
ADL Los Angeles Regional Director Jeffrey I. Abrams issued the following statement:
“We are outraged over reports of this antisemitic assault and thank the Los Angeles Police Department for investigating the incident as a potential hate crime. These acts of hate have no place in our community and we hope this reward will bring about information that will lead to an arrest or arrests and the prosecution of these hate crimes to the fullest extent of the law.”
Anyone with information about the crime should contact the Los Angeles Police Department at 213-473-0476.
ADL is a leading anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism and bigotry, its timeless mission is to protect the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of hate with the same vigor and passion. ADL is the first call when acts of antisemitism occur. A global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education and fighting hate online, ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias, discrimination or hate. More at www.adl.org.
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