Arrest Made After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Cancels Political Event, Classes At Brooklyn SynagogueBefore the arrest, NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea revealed that police were looking for a man caught on surveillance cameras at the temple.
Anti-Semitic Incidents Up 57 Percent In 2017, Anti-Defamation League ReportsThe New York City-based organization found 1,986 anti-Semitic incidents last year, up from 1,267 in 2016. That's the highest total since 1994 and the largest single-year increase since the group began collecting this data in 1979.
Report: Anti-Semitic Incidents Jumped In New York In 2012New statistics Monday said the number of anti-Semitic incidents jumped in New York State last year, and the state ranks at the top of the nation for such acts.
