Hate Crimes in Westchester: DA to Speak at UJA/WJC Legislative Breakfast

HARRISON, NY — Set against a backdrop of a changing political environment, Westchester’s new District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., will serve as the featured speaker at the Annual Westchester Government Relations Legislative Breakfast March 31.

Sponsored by UJA-Federation of New York and the Westchester Jewish Council, the event will be held at the Jewish Community Center of Harrison.

Jewish community centers, Jewish day schools, synagogues, and ADL offices have received 160 bomb threats since January. Among them are JCCs in Scarsdale and Tarrytown. Also in Westchester, swastikas were found on local college campuses and a Westchester synagogue experienced an act of vandalism.

Scarpino will discuss how his office investigates and prosecutes hate crimes, as well as how the office seeks to deter and prevent acts of anti-Semitism and all bias crimes.

Following his remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session.

The breakfast’s attendees will include UJA-Federation and Westchester Jewish Council leadership, volunteer and executive leadership from area agencies, synagogues, and local government officials.