The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today raised to $7,500 its reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a spate of increasingly violent hate crimes in Bergen County, which has seen synagogues targeted with Molotov cocktails and anti-Semitic graffiti.

The reward was bolstered with additional funding commitments from concerned community members and individuals from across the country.

Bergen County prosecutors are seeking information in the following incidents:

Dec. 10, 2011, Maywood: Swastikas, racist tags and �Jews did 9/11� spray-painted on the exterior of Reconstructionist Temple Beth Israel.

Dec. 21, 2011, Hackensack: Swastikas, racist bags and �Jews Did 9/11� spray-painted on the exterior of Temple Beth El.

Jan. 3, 2012, Paramus: A fire at the rear of Congregation K’Hal Adath Jeshuran was started using an accelerant.� The fire was self-extinguished and caused minimal damage.

Jan. 11, 2012, Rutherford: Five Molotov cocktails were thrown at Congregation Beth El, including one hurled through the window of the rabbi�s residence, forcing him and his five children and parents to flee. The rabbi suffered burns to his hands.

Tips may be called in to the Bergen County Prosecutor�s Office at (201) 226-5651 or the Rutherford Police Department at (201) 939-6000.

(YWN Desk – NYC)