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Domestic Islamist Extremism: 2018-2019

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June 13, 2019 Key Highlights In 2018, 13 individuals were arrested for domestic criminal activity motivated by Islamist extremism. Four of the 13 arrests were linked to terror plots, one of which resulted in the murder of a high school student. All 13 individuals arrested for domestic Islamist extremist activity in 2018 were lawfully in the United States at the time of their arrest. Eleven of these individuals were U.S. citizens, one was a lawful permanent resident originally from…

June 13, 2019

Deir Yassin Remembered Protests NJ Fundraiser for Israeli Emergency Response Agency

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June 11, 2019 On Sunday, May 19th, Deir Yassin Remembered (DYR) led a protest outside a “Breakfast for Israel” fundraiser for Magen David Adom, the Israeli version of the Red Cross, at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey. About a dozen protestors from DYR – an organization whose leaders have called for the elimination of Israel, described Zionism as a “cancer” and claimed that Israel is a hub for pedophilia and organ trafficking – were joined…

June 11, 2019

Small Group of Neo-Nazis Protest Michigan Pride Festival with Homophobic, Anti-Semitic Slurs

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June 11, 2019 On Saturday, June 8, ten neo-Nazis associated with the National Socialist Movement protested Detroit’s Motor City Pride Festival, carrying guns and shouting homophobic and anti-Semitic slurs. NSM leader Burt Colucci and Aric Lemieux, NSM’s South Michigan chapter leader, headed up the protest, which included participants from Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Massachusetts and Michigan. Lemieux expressed his intention to protest the festival months ago, and other group…

June 11, 2019

Fighting Hate for Good: ADL 2019 National Leadership Summit (NLS)

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June 07, 2019 ADL volunteer leaders from across the country came together to lobby and advocate around countering hate. They learned from and were inspired by subject matter experts, Members of Congress, civil rights activists, journalists and authors during the keynote plenary speeches and panels. Everyone sitting in the Independence Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. on June 2nd received a sobering reminder of the power of partnership when it comes to healing after…

June 07, 2019

The Stonewall Uprising

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GRADE LEVEL: High School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, Language On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall uprising took place. It began in the early morning at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. As was typical during that time period, police officers entered the bar and arrested employees for selling alcohol without a liquor license, roughed up customers, cleared the bar and arrested customers for not wearing at least three articles of …

June 03, 2019

Building a Path Forward; Combating Anti-Semitism in 2019: Jonathan Greenblatt's Address to 2019 National Leadership Summit

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June 02, 2019 Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt CEO and National Director, Anti-Defamation League To the ADL National Leadership Summit June 2, 2019, Washington, D.C. (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Esta, for that kind introduction, and welcome to our 2019 National Leadership Summit. I am so glad to be here. Its been an exhausting year and a hard year, and to that end I want to ask you to pause for a moment of silence to honor the 12 people who were killed in…

June 02, 2019

White Supremacists Plan Rally in Dayton, Ohio

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May 23, 2019 UPDATE: A large law enforcement contingent kept the peace as only nine HSK members and associates participated in Saturday’s rally. Yards away, separated by a fence and a wall of police, hundreds of counter-protesters drowned out the barely visible Klan group with a united and peaceful message against hate. The Honorable Sacred Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (HSK), a small Madison, Indiana-based Klan group led by Derek Dean Eaglin and Kate Nicole Eaglin, has scheduled…

May 23, 2019

Join The Digital Walk Against Hate and Condemn Bigotry

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May 23, 2019 Shootings in Poway and Pittsburgh, and suspected arson attacks in Massachusetts and Chicago — hate is on the rise. An escalating number of incidents of anti-Semitism and bigotry targeting Jewish houses of worship have reminded us that if we stand by and do nothing, hatred will gain a foothold in society. At a time when violent attacks fueled by prejudice are becoming far too common, we must come together to stand in solidarity, celebrate diversity and condemn bigotry. …

May 23, 2019

Farrakhan Refers to 'Satanic Jews' While Denying Anti-Semitism Allegations

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May 17, 2019 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 Six days after being kicked off Facebook, notorious anti-Semite and leader of the Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan was invited to speak at a church in Chicago, where he delivered his typical brand of bigotry and anti-Jewish hatred. The Harvard Lampoon, a satirical magazine on campus, was forced to apologize after publishing an inappropriate and doctored photograph of Anne Frank in swimwear. On Capitol Hill, ADL and others call on Congress and the…

May 17, 2019

Slurs and Biased Language (in English and en español)

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Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Topic SummaryEvery day—from the schoolyard to the workplace—we hear biased, hurtful and offensive language, including slurs, epithets (defined below) and so-called “jokes.” We also see slurs written on walls, buildings, streets and in our social media feeds. Many people, especially those who have children in their lives, wonder what to do when they see and…

May 16, 2019

ADL SVP of Programs testified before Congress, addressing the threat of white supremacy

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Remarks by George Selim, Senior Vice President for Programs, ADL May 15, 2019 Below is George Selim's oral statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on May 15, 2019. You can view his full written testimony here. Good afternoon Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Roy, and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is George Selim, I serve as Senior Vice President for Programs at ADL, the Anti-Defamation League. It is an honor to…

May 15, 2019

U.S. and U.K. Soccer Teams Join Forces for "The Final Whistle on Hate"

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May 14, 2019 Two world-class soccer teams from two continents will be joining forces on the playing field on Wednesday to do battle against a common foe: Hate. On May 15, 2019, the Chelsea Football Club, a popular UK soccer team, will visit Foxborough, Massachusetts for an exhibition match against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. Unlike traditional soccer matches, which are solely about competition, this event has an equally important purpose: to raise awareness…

May 14, 2019

Livestreaming Hate: Problem Solving Through Better Design

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May 13, 2019 By Ahmad Sultan | Associated Director for Research, Advocacy and Technology Policy, ADL's Center for Technology and Society Livestreaming, the act of broadcasting an event from your device to a social media platform in real-time, has been used for activism across the world, giving a platform to marginalized people, and capturing social inequities and government injustices like the murder of Philando Castle. It has played a role in bringing communities together through the…

May 13, 2019

Empowering Educators to Discuss Hard Topics

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May 06, 2019 By Jinnie Spiegler | ADL Director of Curriculum and Training This year, ADL had the opportunity to present three separate sessions at SXSW EDU -- a component of the big annual South by Southwest conference that focuses on teaching and learning. ADL’s sessions covered (1) discussing and framing current events in the classroom through an anti-bias lens, (2) acting as and developing better allies, and (3) the role art plays in promoting social justice themes in the…

May 06, 2019

ADL Statement on Facebook's Decision to Remove Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and Other Bigots from Platform

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New York, NY, May 2, 2019 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement regarding Facebook's decision today remove anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and other bigots from its platform: It’s important that social platforms make policy decisions that combat hate and so this is a long overdue step by Facebook but a move that we welcome. Still, it’s not enough for tech companies…

May 02, 2019

Poway Attack Illustrates Danger Right-Wing Extremists Pose to Jews, Muslims

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May 02, 2019 On Saturday, April 27, 2019, A man opened fire at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, killing one worshipper, a 60-year-old woman who was mourning her mother’s recent death, and injuring three more, including the rabbi. Police apprehended John T. Earnest as the sole suspect in the shooting. It was the Jewish sabbath and the last day of Passover, a holiday celebrating the Jews’ delivery from oppression. Earnest, 19, was a nursing student in nearby…

May 02, 2019

With Attacks and Propaganda, White Supremacists Target Jewish Institutions

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May 02, 2019 Anti-Semitic fliering posted outside the Chabad Lubavitch Center in Ocean City, Maryland The April 27 shooting attack on a Poway, California, synagogue served as a stark reminder that white supremacists remain a significant threat to Jewish institutions. Not that anyone needed a reminder; the Poway assault took place just six months after Robert Bowers’ October 27, 2018 shooting rampage at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The attack on the Tree of Life synagogue…

May 02, 2019

Yom HaShoah Reflections

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | May 01, 2019 The Times of Israel As we remember the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah, we are once again confronted with loss. Once again, we are confronted by the violent hate that has plagued the Jewish people for thousands of years. It is hard to believe that six months to the day of the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in American history at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, this week we witnessed another…

May 01, 2019

Jewish American Heritage Month: Exploring Jewish Identity

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Use this collection of resources for educators and families to help teach about and celebrate Jewish American heritage in schools, communities and at home.

April 30, 2019

Anti-Semitic Incidents Remained at Near-Historic Levels in 2018; Assaults Against Jews More Than Doubled

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New York, NY, April 30, 2019 … The U.S. Jewish community experienced near-historic levels of anti-Semitism in 2018, including a doubling of anti-Semitic assaults and the single deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history, according to new data from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued today. ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic incidents recorded a total of 1,879 attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions across the country in 2018, the third-highest year…

April 29, 2019