New York, NY, May 10, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) deeply mourns the loss of our longtime national director, Abraham H. Foxman. Born in 1940, Abe survived the Holocaust after he was entrusted to his Polish Catholic nanny, who had him baptized as a Catholic to hide his Jewish identity. He was miraculously reunited with his parents after the war. Abe graduated from City College of the City University of New York and NYU School of Law, joining ADL immediately after graduating…
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New York, NY, March 17, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored renowned Israeli news presenter Lucy Aharish with the Abraham Award at this year’s Never Is Now summit. As a young girl, Aharish was the only Arab Muslim in her Israeli school. After graduating from the Hebrew University and the Koteret School, she became the first Arab to present news on prime-time television in Israel. Aharish, now one of the most prominent voices in Israeli media, has devoted…
Board strengthened with leaders from business, academia and law New York, NY, January 23, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the election of three new members to its Board of Directors: Stacie Hartman, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Rev. Johnnie Moore, PhD, Vice Chancellor and Managing Director of Middle East Studies at Pepperdine UniversityMatthew Segal, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ATTN:“The…
Edan Alexander is free at last. Shortly after Hamas began its attack on October 7, 2023, Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli from Tenafly, New Jersey, was able to speak to his mother and tell her he was alright. Just half an hour later, she couldn’t reach him. Edan's family heard nothing from him for over a year and a half, except for the cruel propaganda videos released by the terrorists holding Edan hostage. After 584 days of agony, torture, and darkness – Edan has finally…
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) extends its congratulations to Pope Leo XIV on his election as the new head of the Catholic Church. As he assumes this sacred role, we look forward to building upon the legacy of cooperation between the Catholic Church and the Jewish people. “For decades, relations between the Catholic Church and the global Jewish community have steadily strengthened,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director. “We hope Pope Leo XIV will continue…
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…
Nueva York, Nueva York, 2 de marzo de 2025 ... La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) honró hoy al juez argentino Carlos A. Mahiques con el Premio de la Fundación Leon y Marilyn Klinghoffer en la Cumbre Nacional de Liderazgo 2025. El juez Mahiques recibió este honor por ser el autor de la opinión mayoritaria en el fallo histórico de la Cámara Federal de Casación Penal argentina del 11 de marzo de 2024. Esta decisión puso en evidencia el…
ADL Honors Judge Carlos Mahiques for Bold Ruling on Iran's Role in AMIA Bombings
New York, NY, October 17, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the death of Hamas arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar at the hands of an Israel Defense Forces patrol in Gaza. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement: The reported death of arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar at the hands of an ordinary IDF patrol truly is justice served. As we have seen with the killing of Bin Laden, Baghdadi, Nasrallah, and other evil terrorist masterminds,…
New York, NY, October 15, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the decision by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, in a joint action with Canada, officially designating the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, or “Samidoun,” as a sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization. Jonathan A…
Washington, D.C., October 8, 2024 … Pop icon Sia will appear at the 2024 In Concert Against Hate, an annual benefit for ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). The 30th anniversary concert honors everyday heroes who have taken a stand against hate. Backed by the National Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Grammy-nominated artist, singer and songwriter will perform on stage at the Kennedy Center on the evening of Monday, Nov. 18 along with an A-list roster of actors, musicians, civil…
Braun to be recognized at 30th anniversary ADL Concert Against Hate at the Kennedy Center New York, NY, August 15, 2024 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that entertainment executive Scooter Braun will be recognized for his instrumental role in bringing the Nova Music Festival Exhibition to audiences in the United States. “6:29 AM: the Moment the Music Stood Still” powerfully chronicles the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre at the Nova Music Festival in Israel, where…
New York, NY, July 14, 2024 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued a statement in response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: The shooting of former President Trump at a campaign rally is a chilling moment that reminds us of our fragility. Unfortunately, it is almost unsurprising in a public context of escalating tension, intensifying rhetoric, and…
30 Years After AMIA Bombing, Iranian HispanTV Promotes Antisemitism to Hispanic Audiences
Se trata del mayor caso de este tipo, con más de 125 demandantes, y el primero presentado por una organización judía para responsabilizar a los Estados patrocinadores del terrorismo por el atentado terrorista del 7 de octubre en Israel Nueva York, NY, 1 de julio de 2024 ... La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) y Crowell & Moring LLP han presentado hoy una demanda federal alegando que Irán, Siria y Corea del Norte proporcionaron apoyo material a Hamás que…
New York, NY, July 1, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and Crowell & Moring LLP today filed a federal lawsuit alleging Iran, Syria and North Korea provided material support to Hamas that enabled it to commit atrocities in Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed, injured, and terrorized scores of U.S. citizens and their families, and seeking financial compensation under applicable federal and local laws. The suit names over 125 plaintiffs, including U.S. citizens who were…
New York, NY, August 5, 2022 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities released the following statement in response to the intensified campaign by the Iranian regime targeting Iran’s Baha’i minority: “We condemn the recent attacks targeting Iran’s vulnerable Baha’i community, and the July 31 statement by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence which alleged that Baha'is are spies for foreign countries. This is part of the Islamic…
Sweden’s Nordic Resistance Movement held 185 “combat training” sessions in 2020 and has served as inspiration for American white supremacists New York, NY, March 28, 2022 … A new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) identifies the Nordic Resistance Movement of Sweden as the region’s most dangerous right wing extremist group, saying that the virulently antisemitic hate group poses “an ongoing and serious public security threat” and is exporting…
New York, NY, November 29, 2021… Members of ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League’s) Task Force on Middle East Minorities issued a letter today calling on United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to broaden the criteria for Priority-2 refugee admissions status to include Afghan nationals from ethnic and religious minority groups that have a well-founded fear of persecution under Taliban rule.
Vulnerable ethnic and religious groups are now in much greater peril since…
New York, NY, November 9, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored five-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird with its inaugural Changemaker Award for continuously using her platform to affect positive social change and empowering others to be open in their identity, beliefs and embrace authenticity.
“Sue, through her tireless work on and off the court, exemplifies everything we could possibly envision for ADL’s inaugural…