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I am often asked whether what's happening today is reminiscent of the 1930s and 1940s. I am careful to say that that was a unique period of evil and consequences of anti-Semitism. But if there is one element of today's world that has the potential of such consequence for the Jewish people, it is that combination of the themes that Jews are the evil, hidden power together with Iran's building nuclear weapons. It is said that it would be irrational for Iran to use nuclear weapons against Israel...
As dignitaries from all over the world gathered in New York for the opening of the 62nd United Nations General Assembly, ADL leaders Glen S. Lewy, National Chair, center, and Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, right, met with several government officials, including Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, left. Other leaders ADL met with were from Egypt, Ukraine, Italy, India, Russia, the European Union, Germany, Romania, Australia, Ethiopia, Turkey and Spain. Some of the issues ...
A: The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to impose sanctions on Iran in December 2006. The sanctions, which were passed as Resolution 1737, ban the supply of nuclear-related materials and technology to Iran and freeze the assets of individuals and companies with links to Iran's nuclear program. The Security Council proceeded to tighten its sanctions on Iran in March 2007 due to Iran's failure to respond to Resolution 1737. The resulting Resolution 1747 extended the U.N.'s initial set of...
Now ADL's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute has developed two new training programs designed to help schools address this growing problem. "Trickery, Trolling and Threats: Understanding and Addressing Cyberbullying" helps to increase awareness about the unique features and impact of cyberbullying and provides strategies for educators and administrators on how to respond effectively. "Cyberbullying: Focus on the Legal Issues" examines key legal and constitutional issues surrounding cyberbullyin...
Teaching Holocaust Teachers in Israel
Participants toured Yad Vashem and learned from its Holocaust experts, including Professor Yehuda Bauer, Professor of Holocaust Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Holocaust survivor Ruth Brand, whose video testimony is featured in the Echoes and Reflections curriculum, recounted life before, during and after the Holocaust. And ADL National Director [Abraham H. Foxman] shared his Holocaust experiences in front of a filled-to-capacity crowd containing a mix of American educators, Jewish...
Award Winner! Echoes and Reflections
Echoes and Reflections has won a 2007 National Media Award from The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) in recognition...
Saltman Center Brings Israelis and Arabs On the Same Court
"It's more than just about basketball and hanging out together," said Phyllis Gerably, Managing Director of ADL's Israel Office. "It's about meeting as equals and breaking down walls of prejudice and intolerance. Streetball and ADL's expertise in stereotype-reduction education is a winning combination to accept 'the other.'" Streetball Hafla was made possible by Michael and Sonja Saltman and the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution.
Pacific Southwest Region Launches Asian-Jewish Initiative
The Asian-Jewish Initiative held its inaugural dinner and discussion, "Taking the pulse of Asian and Jewish communities of Los Angeles - our commonalities and our challenges," on June 13 in L.A.'s Chinatown. The Jewish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Filipino communities were represented by leaders and staff of ADL, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), the Korean American Coalition (KAC) and Leadership Education for Asian Pacifies (LEAP).
Corporate Partner Makes a Difference
The Philadelphia office's year-old Corporate Partner program, which seeks to involve companies in furthering ADL's mission, continues to gain momentum.
Extremists Inflame Immigration Debate
ADL provided a two-hour presentation on "Extremism in the Anti-Immigration Movement" to a group of about 100 Arizona state legislators and members of the media and public at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on March 13.
Rebuilding a Church - Together
The First United Methodist Church was acknowledged as a No Place for Hate® community this year, in part for their efforts in rebuilding a house of worship destroyed by arson. Each year a number of houses of worship are targets of hate crimes, and for more than a decade, a team from Santa Barbara made up of members from First United Methodist Church and Congregation B'nai B'rith have worked together to help rebuild a damaged church.
Focus
Adl Campaign Galvanizes Protest Against British Unions' Israel Boycott
When, in the late spring, Britain's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) called for a boycott of Israeli goods and services to punish Israel for "the savage pre-planned attack on Lebanon" and "the slaughter of civilians in Gaza," and the University College Union (UCU) called for support for an academic boycott because of "the complicity of Israeli academia in the occupation," ADL decided to spearhead action. Its objective: to convince opinion leaders and decision makers around the world that t...
New Adl Polls: Anti-Semitism On Rise in Europe
"Millions of Europeans continue to accept a wide range of traditional anti-Semitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories, including the charge that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their home country," according to ADL. "Despite the fact that individual governments and the European Union have condemned anti-Semitism and sought ways to counteract it, these attitudes die hard and help incite and legitimize anti-Semitic acts, including violence against Jews."
Over the years, the conference has produced many ADL leaders, including National Chair Glen S. Lewy, who was particularly influenced by attending this Washington meeting many years ago. "To see the issues in which ADL is involved, to see the respect in which ADL is held and to be with people who are similarly situated is truly a transitional event," Mr. Lewy said.
Hundreds of ADL citizen-lobbyists took their message to Capitol Hill and urged over 80 Members of Congress to support Israel, enact hate-crime legislation, and pass fair and humane immigration reform. Hundreds of ADL citizen-lobbyists took their message to Capitol Hill and urged over 80 Members of Congress to support Israel, enact hate-crime legislation, and pass fair and humane immigration reform.
Education
Over the summer, 26 Catholic-school teachers who had taken ADL's basic Bearing Witness(TM) course in the United States, went to Israel for the Bearing Witness Advanced(TM) course. "We take our participants to Israel because of the land's historical significance and contemporary meaning," says ADL Interim Director of Education Ed Alster. "While gaining an understanding of the Jewish connection to the land, these Catholic educators learn about their own history, as well."
Interfaith
The Vatican Restores an Offensive Prayer
In July, Pope Benedict XVI sanctioned the wider use of the 16th century Tridentine or Latin Mass to Catholic services around the world. The change alarmed ADL because the mass includes a Good Friday prayer calling for the conversion of Jews and their deliverance from "blindness" and "darkness." ADL termed the Pope's decision "a theological setback in the religious life of Catholics and a body blow to Catholic-Jewish relations, after 40 years of progress between the Church and the Jewish peopl...
Across The Country
Colorado Governor Speaks at Adl Holocaust Program
Colorado Governor [Bill Ritter Jr.] continued the tradition set by four previous Colorado governors when he spoke at ADL's 26th Annual Governor's Holocaust Remembrance Program.
Reflecting On the Detroit Riots
The Cost of Segregation." "Complaints of Racial Profiling." An August remembrance of the 1967 tragedy included a full-day seminar, "Bridging the Congregational Divide," sponsored by the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion. It was attended by almost 100 clergy from Christian, Jewish and Muslim congregations.
Hispanics Learn Security Measures From Adl
The debate over immigration reform has led to hateful rhetoric and threats of violence against America's Latino population. Hispanic activists sought to better understand these forces, enhance the security of their organizations and protect pro-immigrant advocates at the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), which was held in Miami Beach in July.
Feature
ADL kicked off this initiative, called No Nuclear Iran(TM), in September with a push to mobilize the Jewish community. It distributed posters nationally to thousands of synagogues, Jewish institutions and Hillels, and sent messages to rabbis for use in their High Holiday sermons. That effort was immediately followed by a series of print ads for the Jewish, American and international media that said "No Nuclear Iran. A nuclear-armed Iran is a clear and present threat to Israel, America and the...
Above & Beyond
Mr. [JAMES CONLON] made it his personal mission to resurrect this music, with extraordinary results. Not only has he become a foremost authority on the music of Holocaust composers, but he has introduced it to audiences wherever he can. In 2005 when Mr. Conlon was named Music Director of the Ravinia Festival - America's oldest music festival, and summer home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - he immediately launched a series devoted to this work called "Breaking the Silence." "I am deeply ho...
A Closer Look
ADL's critical work in exposing extremism has been enhanced by an expansion and reorganization conducted over the past year. "ADL has been investigating and exposing extremist groups and individuals since our founding, and we expanded our work in this area significantly in the mid-1990s," says Civil Rights Director Deborah Lauter. "Then, after 9/11, we found that law enforcement was increasingly asking for our help. I wanted to restructure our division to foster better communication and more ...
Generous Spirit
ADL National Director [Abraham H. Foxman] calls Mr. [Bernard Aptaker] "a remarkable man who wants to help future generations of Jews live free of the bias he endured." Mr. Aptaker's generous gift also helps the national Legacy Endowment Campaign reach the $150 million milestone of its $250 million campaign goal. "ADL's National Civil Rights Committee Chair [Marvin D. Nathan]'s close friendship with Mr. Aptaker was key to this most generous gift that will support ADL in perpetuity," says ADL S...
Adl In Action
Pope Benedict Xvi Knights Adl's Leon Klenicki
Over the course of his career, Rabbi [Leon Klenicki] has written and co-authored hundreds of books and papers dealing with the theological and practical aspects of improving relations between Catholics and Jews, and was the first Hugo Gryn Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations at Cambridge University, England. He also taught courses on Jewish theology at Leuven Catholic University in Belgium. Rabbi Klenicki joined ADL in 1973 as head of the Jewish-Catholic Relations...
Dr. [KEVIN O]'Grady assumed the position of Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, Orange County and Long Beach Region, in February 2007. He previously served as the region's Associate Director. Before joining ADL, Kevin served as the Dean of Milken Community High School, the largest Jewish day school in the country.