New York, NY, April 24, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of the federal Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption (SACRED) Act, a bipartisan bill that protects safe access to houses of worship by establishing a 100-foot “safe access” zone around churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious locations. The SACRED Act would create federal penalties for targeted harassment and…
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New York, NY, March 11, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that Emmanuel Acho will receive the first-ever ADL Ally Award at the 2026 Never Is Now Summit. A New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award winner and host, Acho has built a powerful platform by fostering honest dialogue, challenging hate and encouraging people to engage across differences with empathy and integrity. His work exemplifies a core theme of this year’s Never Is Now Summit:…
October 16, 2025… Washington D.C. — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), the largest Latino Christian organization and affiliated with over 42,000 churches in the U.S., today announced a historic new partnership aimed at combating antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and deepening Latino-Jewish solidarity across communities of faith. Through this new collaboration, the organizations will co-develop resources…
ADL's Task Force on Middle East Minorities Statement on the Violence in Syria
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…
New York, NY, December 19, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the House Republican leadership’s report concluding their investigation into the alarming surge of antisemitism since Hamas’s terrorist attack on October 7, 2023. The committee’s investigation found that several universities failed to stop antisemitism on their campuses, likely violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Additionally, the report found that several American…
September 20, 2024 – As antisemitism reaches unprecedented levels in the United States, ADL (Anti-Defamation League), OneTable, and Passages Israel are working to build bridges between the Jewish and Christian communities through shared experiences and dialogue. Their joint initiative, “A Light in the City,” aims to foster friendship and understanding by hosting Shabbat dinners in four key cities. The pilot program, to take place in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York…
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…
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…
New York, NY, June 17, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) expressed disappointment in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Catholic Social Services, which rejected the city of Philadelphia’s argument that it should not have to renew a foster care certification contract with an agency that refuses to serve same-sex couples.
However, the decision was narrow, and it is important to note that the Court focused on the details of the city’s contract…
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GRADE LEVEL: High School How Were Youth Involved in the Civil Rights Movement?
Throughout history, young people have stepped up and into leadership roles during different civil rights and social movements. This was never more evident than in the Civil Rights Movement, where young people were on the frontlines of the Montgomery bus boycotts, Freedom Rides and sit-ins. Given that student activism is on the rise again across the U.S., understanding how those young voices…
New York, NY, February 14, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on USA Table Tennis (USATT) to accommodate the Jewish religious observance of an Orthodox teenager at the upcoming U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Team trials scheduled in Santa Monica, CA for later this month.
According to reports, Estee Ackerman, an Orthodox-Jewish teenager, likely will not be able to compete at the Olympic trials because one day of the four-day tournament falls on Saturday, the Jewish…
February 13, 2020 Last month, the Trump Administration proposed sweeping changes to federal rules governing taxpayer-funded social services, changes that threaten the religious freedom of the most vulnerable in our nation.
Over 20 years ago, the federal government made a sea change in how it provided taxpayer-funded social services by allowing houses of worship to compete for grants and contracts through a program called the “Faith-Based Initiative.”
This change…
New York, NY, February 4, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities today endorsed three bipartisan pieces of federal legislation designed to increase U.S. support to vulnerable minority groups: the Deferred Removal for Iraqi Nationals including Minorities Act, the Resolution Supporting Coptic Christians in Egypt, and the Resolution Calling for the Global Repeal of Blasphemy, Heresy, and Apostasy Laws.
First, the Task Force endorsed H.R. 2537…
September 24, 2019 In a letter to the House Judiciary Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee and the Foreign Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, ADL provided views on the discriminatory Muslim ban and expressed support for the NO BAN Act. September 24, 2019
The Honorable Zoe Lofgren
Chairman
Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Ken Buck
Ranking Member
Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
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New York, NY, July 17, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) mourns the passing of Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the third-longest serving justice in the history of the court and a staunch defender of civil rights and religious liberty for all Americans.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement:
“We mourn the passing of John Paul Stevens, a Justice who served with distinction for 35 years. Justice…
New York, NY, June 20, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today expressed deep disappointment at the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing a 40-foot Latin cross to continue to stand on a traffic island at a major intersection in Bladensburg, Maryland.
ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement:
We are alarmed that the Supreme Court has allowed a 40-foot memorial cross to remain on government property in Maryland. As Justice Ginsburg…
New York, NY, January 31, 2019 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) joined a broad coalition of religious and civil rights organizations in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to find that a 40-foot memorial cross dominating a veterans’ memorial on Maryland government property violates constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.
In an amicus brief co-filed with Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) in American Legion v. American Humanist…
New York, NY, January 23, 2019 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) blasted as “shameful, illegal and immoral” today’s decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services granting an exemption to a South Carolina faith-based foster child program allowing it to openly discriminate against Jews, gay couples and others who don’t follow their faith.
“It is shocking that the federal government is openly sanctioning discrimination against Jews, LGBTQ…
New York, NY, October 23, 2018 … ADL today urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reject a waiver requested by the State of South Carolina that would allow federally funded foster agencies to deny applications of Jewish and other foster parents on the basis of religion.
The waiver request was based on a local faith-based foster care agency, Miracle Hill Ministries, prospectively losing its federal funding because of the agency’s religious…