Says Remarks on Jewish Connection to Israel Serve as Important Rebuke Against Anti-Israel Forces New York, NY, May 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended President Donald Trump on a successful visit to Israel and his commitment to working for a secure Israel at peace with its neighbors.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
We commend the president for choosing to visit Israel on his first international trip and his affirmation…
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56% de la población dice que los judíos tienen "demasiado poder" en las finanzas Nueva York, NY, 18 de Mayo, 2017 … Las actitudes antisemitas han aumentado drásticamente en México en los últimos tres años, en medio de los desafíos que enfrenta el país con una economía vacilante y un creciente pesimismo sobre la dirección y el futuro del país, según un nuevo sondeo encargado por la Liga Antidifamaci…
European Public Sharply Divided Over Admitting Refugees New York, NY, May 18, 2017 … Anti-Semitic attitudes continue to decline in three Western European nations with significant Jewish communities, according to a new survey of attitudes commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which also found sharply divided views about immigrants and refugees.
ADL’s Global 100 Survey, a poll of public attitudes toward Jews, found improvements in the overall anti-Semitism index…
56 Percent of Population Says Jews Have “Too Much Power” in Finance
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56 Percent of Population Says Jews Have “Too Much Power” in Finance
New York, NY, May 18, 2017 … Anti-Semitic attitudes have risen sharply in Mexico in the…
New York, NY, May 16, 2017 … In a meeting with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Mexico’s foreign secretary emphasized his commitment to working for the protection of the rights and dignity of the Mexican community in the United States and pledged to redouble his government’s efforts to fight discrimination and prejudice.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray Caso met on May 11 with Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, in Mexico City, where he and…
New York, NY, May 11, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today appealed to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine to fire a high-ranking member of the main national security agency, who made flagrant anti-Semitic remarks and threats on Facebook this week.
Gen. Vasil Vovk, a Ukrainian Security Service reservist and public figure who frequently appears on national television, posted a series of hateful statements against Jews, including: “I am completely against Jews,”…
Table Talk: Family Conversations About Current EventsBullying is a phrase we hear regularly and often: in the media, on TV shows and movies, in schools and in conversations among both adults and children. Parents, students and schools are rightfully worried about bullying. It is a problem and cause for concern but may not be as widespread as many think because the term “bullying” is often used as an umbrella to describe all kinds of mean behavior—from a rude comment to a…
New York, NY, April 24, 2017 … Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day in the Jewish calendar, is observed today. The Anti-Defamation League remembers the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, and the many millions more who perished at their hands. We recall the precious few who acted to protect the persecuted, and all who gave their lives in the struggle to defeat Nazism.
The enormity of the evil that was the Shoah defies definition. The numbers themselves are…
New York, NY, April 3, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over the closing of a Jewish community center in Umea, Sweden after series of troubling anti-Semitic incidents and threats to members of the community. According to reports, the community center was vandalized with swastikas and the message, “We know where you live,” causing members of the city’s Jewish community to fear for their safety.
“This situation simply cannot…
Early Childhood Question Corner For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Children’s literature can be an effective tool for addressing the growing concerns about physical, verbal, and relational bullying in schools. Though bullying has been traditionally dismissed by some as “just a part of growing up,” most educators today understand that it is a pervasive problem with harmful and damaging effects on all members of the school community. The use of literature to…
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For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Research shows that bullying can begin in preschool and that adults play an important role in prevention and intervention (Barker, 2008). Bullying is the repeated actions or threats by a person or persons who are perceived to have more power or status than the targeted individuals, with the intent to cause fear, distress or harm. Bullying occurs in various forms among young children including hitting or…
Building Respectful School Climates: Empowering Students to Combat Bullying For Educators Examine how the medium of visual history testimony plays an important role in Holocaust education through an exploration of video clips from Echoes and Reflections and IWitness.
Deborah Batiste, ADL and Brandon Haas, USC Shoah Foundation
Free Webinars from the Leaders in Anti-Bias and Holocaust Education For Educators Speakers: Hollande Levinson, ADL and Stan Davis, Author of Empowering Bystanders in Bullying Prevention
Help your students understand that there are powerful ways to be an ally that don’t involve confrontation. Learn how bystanders can become allies.
Commends London Mayor for Unwavering Support in Wake of Recent Incidents New York, NY, February 2, 2017... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today voiced deep concern over the findings of a newly published report by the Community Security Trust (CST), which found that the number of anti-Semitic incidents across the United Kingdom increased 36 percent in 2016.
In its annual report, the CST documented 1,309 anti-Semitic incidents in the U.K. last year, including 22 percent of the…
Vatican City, February 9, 2017 … A delegation of top leaders from the Anti-Defamation League met on Thursday with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where they voiced support for the pontiff’s ongoing efforts to denounce anti-Semitism and praised his advocacy on behalf of refugees, as well as his efforts to encourage greater understanding among Christians, Muslims and Jews.
“We know you understand and share our concern about the resurgence of anti-Semitism, especially in…
For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Rosalind Wiseman talks about raising teenagers in a complex world, the role of social media and gaming, what teachers can do to engage students and how her own parenting informs her work. Rosalind Wiseman is a teacher, thought leader, author and media spokesperson on bullying prevention, ethical leadership, the use of social media and media literacy. She is the author of several books including Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter…
For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers In this podcast, Ami Polonsky talks about why she wrote the book, how parents and teachers can discuss gender and transgender identity with young people and the importance of being an ally.
Ami Polonsky is a children’s book author and teacher. Published in 2014, Gracefully Grayson, a middle grade book, is her debut. Formerly a Chicago Public Schools teacher, Ami spent nine years out of the classroom to…
For Educators In this podcast, Trudy Ludwig talks about Confessions of a Former Bully and why she writes books focused on social aggression and bullying.
Trudy Ludwig is an award-winning author who specializes in writing children's books that explore the colorful and sometimes confusing world of children's social interactions. She has a special focus on addressing relational aggression--the use of relationships to manipulate and hurt others. Trudy wrote her first…
New York, NY, December 12, 2016...The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the British government’s adoption of a definition of anti-Semitism, which provides clarity to the general public and to law enforcement on the boundaries of legitimate speech. The definition is essentially identical to the definitions adopted by the U.S. State Department and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, comprised of 31 member states.
“This definition moves forward the British…
December 07, 2016 Letters to the Editor
Huffington Post Arabic
Dear Editors:
On November 29, the Arabic version of The Huffington Post, HuffPost Arabi, published an anti-Semitic blog that promotes a preposterous claim of a Jewish responsibility for the death of Islam’s prophet, Mohammed which parallels the Jewish deicide. We decried the article from our @ADLArabi Twitter account as poisoned with religious bigotry.
The article, “‘Arsenic’ The…