SWC Urges California Attorney General Rob Bonta to Lead in the Battle Against Anti-Semitism
Senior officials from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance met today with California Attorney General Rob Bontaduring a visit to the...
LOS ANGELES – The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) supports federal charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the SouthernDistrict of New York against Trevor Bickford. Bickford, who is accused of assaulting three NYPD officers on New Year’s Eve, now faces charges of attempting to kill officers and employees of theU.S. Government.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Director of Global Social Action at the SWC, issued the following statement:
“This was a terrorist attack, committed by a radicalized individual who crossed state lines who was also fueled by anti-Semitichate.
“Serious questions remained to be addressed: what/who inspired him to carry out this attack; was he working with anyone else? Whatsteps are social media companies taking to bar the online terrorist food chain that seeks to inspire and instruct potential lone wolf and other violent actors.”
For further information, please email Michele Alkin, Director of Global Communications at malkin@wiesenthal.com or Shawn Rodgers at srodgers@wiesenthal.com, join the Center on Facebook, or follow @simonwiesenthal for newsupdates sent directly to your Twitter feed. Media may also contact James Lambert, Vice President of Rubenstein Public Relations, at jlambert@rubensteinpr.com.
About the Simon Wiesenthal Center
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a Jewish global human rights organization researching the Holocaust and hate in ahistoric and contemporary context. The Center confronts anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, promotes human rights and dignity, stands with Israel, defends the safety of Jews worldwide, and teachesthe lessons of the Holocaust for future generations. With a constituency of over 400,000 households in the United States, it is accredited as an NGO at international organizations including theUnited Nations, UNESCO, OSCE, Organization of American States (OAS), the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO) and the Council of Europe. â¨â¨Headquartered in Los Angeles, theSimon Wiesenthal Center maintains offices in New York, Toronto, Miami, Chicago, Paris, Buenos Aires, and Jerusalem.
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