ADL partnering with non-profit Integrity First for America in its pathbreaking litigation against organizers of 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ violence New York, NY, November 19, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced a partnership with Integrity First for America to support that organization’s ongoing lawsuit against the organizers of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Integrity First for America (IFA), a nonprofit…
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Cohen will be recognized for his efforts to shine light on hatred through comedy New York, NY, November 18, 2019 … Sacha Baron Cohen, the internationally renowned actor, comedian, screenwriter, director and producer whose films, television and sketches brilliantly use satire to expose racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, will receive the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) International Leadership Award, which pays tribute “to those exceptional individuals whose vision,…
May 13, 2021 Over the past 25 years, numerous white supremacists have targeted the Jewish community in the U.S. through terrorist acts, conspiracies and plots. Here is a selection of significant incidents from 1994 through 2021.
Assumption, Illinois, 2020: Federal agents charged Randall Burrus with weapons offenses in connection with an alleged white supremacist plot to attack a synagogue or mosque. This is linked to the April 15, 2020 incident involving John Michael Rathbun in…
November 15, 2019 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
Newly released data from the FBI shows that hate crime murders in 2018 reached an all-time high. Following a sharp increase in anti-Semitic attacks directed at the Orthodox community, ADL announced a doubling of funding for its flagship education program, No Place for Hate, in schools throughout the borough. And officials at George Washington University are investigating after an anti-Semitic video posted on Snapchat was circulated amongst the…
New national data shows hate-crime murders hit 27-year high; increase is attributable to Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue massacre New York, NY, November 12, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on lawmakers and law enforcement authorities to take action to address the deeply disturbing climate of hate in the United States after newly released FBI data showed that Jews and Jewish institutions were the overwhelming target of religion-based hate crimes last year –…
The move, with support of the Brooklyn Borough President's Office, comes following repeated instances of violence and harassment directed at Orthodox Jews
New York, NY, November 12, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Brooklyn Borough President's Office today announced that the anti-hate organization is doubling funding for its premier education program, No Place for Hate ®, to bring the program to twice as many schools in Brooklyn. The move comes in response to…
November 08, 2019 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
An avowed white supremacist in Colorado was arrested after federal investigators uncovered a plot to bomb an historic synagogue. Campus officials at East Tennessee University are opening an investigation after signs saying “It’s okay to be white”— a popular white supremacist slogan — appeared around campus. A man in Milwaukee is facing felony hate-crime charges for allegedly throwing acid on a Latino man because of his…
November 06, 2019 “Pills” feature prominently in the online chat rooms and forums dedicated to right-wing extremism. These are not actual pharmaceuticals; instead, each “pill” sends a message about a person’s level of dedication to an extremist ideology or cause. Are they just beginning to learn about an ideology, or have they progressed further to embrace a nihilistic, potentially violent mindset?
While online posts about “pills” can help outside…
November 05, 2019
Update: February 26, 2021: A federal court sentenced Richard Holzer to 19.5 years in prison.
Update: October 15, 2020: The Justice Department announced that Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and explosives charges for plotting to blow up the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. According to a DOJ press release, Holzer faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the hate crime charge…
October 25, 2019 THE WEEK's BIG 3
According to the latest ADL data, at least 12 white supremacists have been arrested for their roles in attacks or plots against the Jewish community in the U.S. in the year since the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. President Trump referred to the impeachment probe currently underway in the House as a “lynching,” drawing sharp condemnations and widespread rebuke. And Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg announced she is donating $2.5 million to…
October 18, 2019 White supremacists continue to pose a serious threat to Jews in the United States – as they do to African Americans, Muslim Americans, Latinx Americans, immigrants, LGBTQ Americans and other communities.
In the year since the deadly rampage at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, at least 12 white supremacists have been arrested for their alleged roles in terrorist plots, attacks or threats against the Jewish community specifically.
Many of the offenders…
Preliminary data shows America is on track in 2019 for yet another year of historically high anti-Semitic incidents Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 2019 … According to data released by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today and first reported on tonight’s edition of CBS News 60 Minutes, at least 12 white supremacists have been arrested for their alleged roles in terrorist plots, attacks or threats against the Jewish community in the year since the attack on Pittsburgh’s Tree of…
Gift is a birthday tribute to her parents; Will be used to focus on anti-hate and anti-bias education programs, research, and advocacy in the U.S. and Europe New York, NY, October 16, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, pledged a generous personal gift of $2.5 million to the organization in support of ADL’s ongoing efforts to combat hate and bias both in the U.S. and Europe. The donation, which will be…
New York, NY, October 16, 2019 … In memory of the 11 people who lost their lives in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced “11 Actions for 11 Lives,” an online campaign encouraging Americans from all walks of life to participate in one meaningful action to help commemorate the one-year mark of the tragedy.
Beginning next week and leading up to the October 27 commemoration, ADL will be sharing a list of 11 suggested actions …
October 11, 2019 THE WEEK'S BIG 3
On Yom Kippur, a suspected right-wing extremist gunman killed two people and injured several others after attempting to gain entry into a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City increased by 50 percent in 2019, according to the NYPD. And as we approach the one-year mark of the white supremacist shooting attack targeting three Jewish congregations in Pittsburgh, ADL and Jewish community leaders across the country are focused on…
New York, NY, October 11, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on federal authorities in Germany to investigate the failure of local law enforcement to adequately protect the synagogue in Halle, as well as the slow response time to the attack. Two people were killed after a suspected right-wing extremist attempted to attack the synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jewish people.
“We appreciate the statements of Germany’s leaders that…
New York, NY, October 10, 2019 … The shooting attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, by a suspected white supremacist – an attack that was livestreamed and otherwise reminiscent of the Christchurch and Poway shootings – is further evidence that white supremacists in Europe and the U.S. are sharing violent tactics as well as hateful ideologies.
“This attack on a synagogue in Germany is part of a continuum of extremist violence that knows no borders,” said…
September 27, 2019 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
The “okay” hand sign, the Dylann Roof ‘bowlcut’, and 34 other extremist symbols have been added to ADL’s hate symbols database. The Department of Homeland Security unveiled a new strategy that places a priority on domestic terrorism, including the threat posed by the far-right. And the Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahatir Mohamad, who has a history of making deeply offensive and anti-Semitic statements, was invited to…
Remarks by George Selim, Senior Vice President for Programs, ADL, to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Regarding Countering Domestic Terrorism September 25, 2019 Washington, D.C., September 25, 2019
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Peters, Members of the Committee, good afternoon. I am George Selim, Senior Vice President for Programs at the ADL. It is an honor to appear before you today to address the issue of domestic terrorism and the threat it…
September 19, 2019 THE WEEK’S BIG 3
ADL sent two of its most senior leaders to Capitol Hill this week to testify in front of Congress about the global threat of white supremacy and the proliferation of hate online. Police in Arapahoe County, Colorado are investigating a Snapchat image picturing three high school students with a caption using explicitly violent, anti-Semitic language. And after an outcry from ADL, the Women’s March voted to remove a board member with a long…