The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region (ADL), responding to reports of a cross burned on the lawn of a Jewish New Mexico family, condemns the incident and applauds law enforcement for investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The alleged incident took place last week in Mountainair, New Mexico. According to a KQRE news report, a member of the family discovered the cross burned into the
Denver, CO, August 19, 2021 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region welcomed the arrests today of four suspects accused of fatally shooting a yeshiva student in Denver late Tuesday. Police reports indicate the killing was part of a larger crime spree the suspects allegedly committed across the city on Tuesday. “We commend the Denver Police Department
August 18, 2021 Denver, CO We are all heartbroken over the fatal shooting overnight of a student outside Yeshiva Toras Chaim in Denver and offer our prayers to his family and community. The victim is identified as 19-year-old Shmuel (Shmuli) Silverberg z”l, of Cleveland, OH. Upon learning of the shooting, I joined leadership from JEWISHcolorado and Secure Community Network (SCN),
Denver, CO, May 13, 2021 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region expressed shock and deep concern over reports that a University of New Mexico student was allegedly targeted due to his Jewish identity and assaulted by a group of individuals at a party on May 7 in Albuquerque. The student sustained physical injuries and was treated at a
Incidents targeting Jews in Colorado and New Mexico remained elevated, with incidents in Colorado reaching the second-highest level in the last 10 years, according to ADL report Denver, CO, April 27, 2021 … Antisemitic incidents remained at a historically high level across the United States in 2020, with a total of 2,024 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism
