New York, NY, May 19, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of the Jewish American Security Act, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) to combat the alarming rise of antisemitism across the United States. The legislation takes decisive action to protect Jewish communities, students, and institutions by strengthening the federal government's ability to prevent and respond to…
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New York, NY, April 21, 2026, ... The Secure Community Network (SCN), the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism (COE), the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples (JFGN), and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office recently convened a regional security briefing, bringing together community leaders, law enforcement, and security professionals to share updates and strengthen local preparedness efforts. Around 100 community members participated in a high-level discussion on…
(As delivered) Over the past year, 20 Jews -- our brothers and sisters -- were murdered. For Jewish people in the diaspora, 2025 was one of the deadliest years in memory. The victims were children and grandparents. Observant and secular. They were from every corner of the globe: Manchester, England; Washington, DC; Boulder, Colorado; and Bondi Beach, Australia. And last week, a terrorist wanted to add West Bloomfield, Michigan to that list. He drove a car packed with…
New York, NY, December 4, 2025 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Community Security Service (CSS) today announced an enhanced partnership to further strengthen the security and resilience of Jewish communities across the United States. The expanded collaboration builds on the long-standing relationship between the two organizations, combining ADL’s intelligence and analytic expertise with CSS’s extensive network of trained volunteer security teams. Through this…
La organización amplía significativamente sus capacidades de monitoreo y respuesta a incidentes relacionados con la Alcaldía para proteger a la comunidad judía más grande del mundo fuera de Israel NUEVA YORK, NY, 5 de noviembre de 2025 — Hoy, la la Liga Antidifamación (ADL) anunció el lanzamiento de una iniciativa integral para rastrear y supervisar las políticas y los nombramientos de personal de la próxima administraci…
Organization significantly expands City Hall tracking and incident response capabilities to protect the world’s largest Jewish community outside of Israel NEW YORK, NY, November 5, 2025 — Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced the launch of a comprehensive initiative to track and monitor policies and personnel appointments of the incoming Mamdani Administration and protect Jewish residents across the five boroughs during a period of unprecedented antisemitism in…
New York, NY, November 4, 2025 Statement from Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League): “In light of Mayor-Elect Mamdani's long, disturbing record on issues of deep concern to the Jewish community, we will approach the next four years with resolve. We expect the mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population in the world to stand unequivocally against antisemitism in all its varied forms and support all of its Jewish residents just as he would all other…
New York, NY, Sept. 2, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), Community Security Initiative (CSI) NY, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Community Security Service (CSS), Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and the Secure Community Network (SCN) today released the following statement on the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP): As we approach the High Holidays and experience unprecedented threats to our communal security, the federal Nonprofit…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
New York, NY, May 3, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called President Trump’s Executive Order on the “White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative” a step backwards for religious liberty. ADL is deeply concerned that the Order rolls back critical constitutional safeguards against religious coercion in federally funded social services and other programs.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
ADL has a deep…
New York, NY, November 16, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is deeply troubled and disappointed by the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 1, “the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” which effectively repeals the Johnson Amendment. For decades, this amendment has protected the integrity of houses of worship and other non-profit organizations by prohibiting them from endorsing or opposing political candidates.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the…