White Supremacists Help Raise Hundreds of Thousands For Woman Who Hurled Slur at Black Child
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White supremacists, antisemites and racists rally behind a woman who called a Black child a racial slur, helping her raise over $700K while spreading hate.
As the year draws to a close, ADL looks back on the moments from 2021 that gave us hope and encouragement that our hundred-plus-year fight against antisemitism and hate is making progress.
And there were plenty of big, inspirational moments to choose from in 2021: A $26 million verdict against the white supremacists responsible for Charlottesville; the launch of a $1.1 billion foundation to help prevent Anti-Asian hate crimes; and meaningful legal victories against racially motivated…
Each year, ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism tracks incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assault in the United States. Since 1979, we have published this information in an annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents.
In 2019, ADL tabulated 2,107 antisemitic incidents throughout the United States. This is a 12% increase from the 1,879 incidents recorded in 2018 and marks the highest number on record since ADL began tracking antisemitic…
Even in times of tragedy, there are glimmers of humanity. These moments of compassion, of kindness, give us hope for a better future for our children and our children’s children. Building a better world is what has motivated ADL’s work for more than 100 years, and what continues to impel us forward today. With that in mind, ADL’s professionals across the country have selected the decade’s Top 10 Moments of Hope in the United States. It’s hard to fathom how…
The Issue
The university has traditionally served as an enclave for intellectual expression, insulated from the distractions of the world outside. It has also served as a trendsetter for that outside society, a laboratory where social change first begins to ferment and find an outlet. To a large extent, the excitement and passion on American campuses stem from the combination of scholarly debate and student activism in a sheltered environment.
In recent decades, Jews have generally…
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba Honored with ADL Abraham Award
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UAE leader recognized at Never Is Now Summit for his leadership in brokering the historic Abraham Accords and for promoting peace and dialogue in the Middle East New York, NY, March 3, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to the United States, with the Abraham Award at this year’s Never Is Now summit. The award recognized the Ambassador’s instrumental role in brokering the…
Remarks by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt at the Launch of UnMaskHate New York
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Remarks as delivered June 27th, 2024 Thank you- I join you all here this morning on behalf of ADL, the oldest anti-hate organization in the United States, alongside my good friend Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League, and our partners - Assembly members Brian Cunningham, Nily Rozic, Grace Lee, Jennifer Rajkumar and Pastor Johnnie Green. In addition. We are very grateful to Dr. Hazel Dukes of the NY NAACP, an icon of the civil rights movement for lending her strong words of…
This discussion guide about the musical Parade will help middle and high school students and adults reflect upon and discuss the themes and artistic elements of Parade.
ADL Welcomes Biden Administration’s Decision to Form Interagency Group to Combat Antisemitism
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New York, NY, December 12, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the important announcement by the Biden Administration that they are forming a new interagency group to develop a national strategy to combat antisemitism, and thanked President Biden for his strong leadership in the fight against this growing hate. As President Biden has made clear, “Antisemitism has no place in America. All Americans should forcefully reject antisemitism – including Holocaust…
New Poll: French Have Mostly Positive Views of Jews, Troubling Sentiment Towards Muslims
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A recent poll of French attitudes, on a variety of subjects of interest to ADL, revealed some surprising and unsurprising results. On the social acceptance of Jews in France, there was relatively good news, but the same unfortunately cannot be said about French attitudes towards Muslims.
The Le Monde – Fondation Jean Jaures survey analyzes attitudes about societal issues and political affiliation. Over 12,000 people were polled from September 16-20 and the results were…
Moroccan Textbooks Teach Appreciation of Jewish Life and Tolerance in the Kingdom
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By Carole Nuriel and Aykan Erdemir
An examination of textbooks used in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades of Moroccan state schools during the 2021-2022 school year indicate that tolerance and diversity are core to the curriculum promoted across Moroccan society. The excerpts on Judaism and Jews that Morocco’s Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training provided to ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) show that the country’s elementary school textbooks depict Jews as an…
ADL and Moishe House Announce Partnership to Deliver ‘Words to Action®’ Educational Program to Address Antisemitism in Europe
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New York, NY, September 9, 2022 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced a partnership to deliver ADL’s Words to Action® program to Jewish young adults in Moishe Houses in Europe to train them to more deeply understand and effectively respond to antisemitism.
Beginning in the fall of 2022 and extending into 2023, these programs, facilitated by experienced Jewish educators in eleven countries, will effectively help young leaders to address antisemitism and anti…
Middle Eastern Media Needs to Stop Blaming Jews for the 1969 Al-Aqsa Arson
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August 21 marks the 53rd anniversary of a terrible attack against an Islamic holy site, when a Protestant extremist from Australia named Denis Michael Rohan set fire to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, destroying large parts of the site and irreplaceable artifacts.
Rohan’s crime should rightly be widely condemned and the loss commemorated even five-plus decades later. It is important to note that Rohan, who believed his actions would prompt the Second Coming of Jesus, was…