Press Releases

ADL Statement on 2019 Los Angeles County Hate Crime Report

Hate crimes targeting Asian and Middle Eastern communities rose by 174 percent; the overwhelming number of religion-motivated hate crimes (89 percent) target the Jewish community   Los Angeles, October 23, 2020 …. The 2019 Hate Crime Report released today by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations reflects that while the total number of reported hate crimes remained relatively

ADL Releases New Tools to Support States, Municipalities and Voters to Stop Potential Election-Motivated Extremism

ADL has released a pair of new tools to support states, municipalities and voters in countering potential election-motivated extremism.  The goal of these new tools is to ensure governments and law enforcement are prepared for possible incidents and voters can feel safe and secure going to the polls and afterwards. “With so much at stake in this election, we cannot

ADL APPOINTS JEFFREY I. ABRAMS AS LOS ANGELES REGIONAL DIRECTOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Natan Pakman (310) 882-8166 npakman@adl.org ADL APPOINTS JEFFREY I. ABRAMS AS LOS ANGELES REGIONAL DIRECTOR Los Angeles, CA, August 18, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey I. Abrams, an experienced leader in the legal and philanthropic fields, as Director of ADL’S Los Angeles Regional Office. A Los Angeles native, Mr.

ADL Statement on CA Hate Crime Report

Today’s release of 2019 hate crime statistics by the California Department of Justice offers a sobering recollection of the past year. The decline in reported hate crime events (4.8%) from 2018 is tempered by disturbing trends. Consistent with ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic incidents, anti-Jewish hate crimes increased nearly 12%, from 126 to 141 events. This included 165 Jewish individuals and properties targeted including Lori Gilbert

Law Enforcement Personnel to be Honored for Combating Hate & Bigotry on March 10

Contact: Natan Pakman, 310.446.4228 Email: npakman@adl.org Law Enforcement Personnel to be Honored for Combating Hate & Bigotry on March 10: LAPD, OC Sheriff’s Department, FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office awarded prize for going above and beyond call of duty; first responders to Poway Chabad shooting attack also honored. Los Angeles — ADL will confer the “Helene & Joseph Sherwood Family Prize