Empower K-12 educators to advocate against antisemitism from colleagues, unions, or students. Create safe, inclusive school climates through direct advocacy.
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With increased attention on geo-political conflicts, such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, educators are increasingly being offered professional learning sessions to understand these issues. Be alert to sessions that present one-sided, anti-Israel narratives as fact without acknowledging the complexity of Middle East conflicts or providing balanced historical context. Additionally, identify professional development training that ignores or minimizes antisemitism as a legitimate form…
Immediate Response and Reporting When educators face antisemitic incidents in the classroom, the first priority is to stop the harm and stabilize the classroom. For guidance on incident response specifically, you can view ADL’s bias incident response guide for educators. While an immediate response is crucial, consistent with governing law and school/district policies, it’s also critical to continue proactive advocacy work – ensuring school leadership strengthens systems…
Understanding the ChallengeSome educators may experience antisemitism and anti-Israel bias within their unions. Unfortunately, such situations have become increasingly common, with antisemitism rising within academic, professional and organizational spaces through biased resolutions, exclusionary practices and overt hostility toward Jewish, Israeli and members perceived to be supportive of the state of Israel. The growing level of antisemitic activity within teachers' unions, particularly…
This portion of the toolkit will equip educators with the necessary steps to support students who are facing antisemitism
This portion of the educator advocacy toolkit will equip educators with the skills to handle problematic situations with colleagues.
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…
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Jewish Committee (AJC), and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) are deeply troubled by the recently released report of the National Communication Association’s Task Force on Academic Freedom and Tenure. The report repeatedly advances a series of libels, mischaracterizing Israel as a “settler-colonial state” engaged in “genocidal violence” and outrageously suggests that some “Zionists” are engaging…
Since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas against Israel, the inverted red triangle has, in many cases, come to signify support for violent Palestinian resistance against Israel and against Zionists and Jewish people more broadly. It is used both offline and online, sometimes in the form of an emoji (🔻), and has been spraypainted on Jewish homes and institutions, often alongside antisemitic and threatening slogans. The symbol first appeared in propaganda videos from…
New York, NY, November 26, 2025 — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), StandWithUs Saidoff Law and the law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the family of a 12-year-old Jewish boy against The Culver Educational Foundation, which operates the prestigious Culver Summer Academy, an overnight camp in Indiana. The complaint details how the child, referred to in the lawsuit as John Doe, endured antisemitic harassment, threats, and violent physical…
New York, NY, November 25, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) welcomed today’s announcement by the House Committee on Education & the Workforce launching a nationwide investigation into antisemitism in K-12 schools. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: “This House committee investigation is an important step in exposing and confronting the rising tide of antisemitic harassment, intimidation and exclusion that Jewish students face in our nation…
New York, NY, December 9, 2025 … Open-source AI models can easily be manipulated to generate antisemitic and dangerous content, according to new ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) research. The study by the ADL Center for Technology & Society reveals significant vulnerabilities in popular and widely used open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) that could be exploited by malicious actors. ADL researchers tested 17 open-source models, including Google's Gemma-3, Microsoft's…
New York, NY, November 20, 2025 … A study released today by independent researchers supported by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) found that short dialogues with a large language model (LLM) programmed to engage with believers of certain antisemitic conspiracy theories reduced their belief in antisemitic conspiracy theories by 16 percent and increased favorability toward Jews by 25 percent among initially unfavorable participants. For this research, experts carried out an…
New York, NY, November 13, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released "The State of Antisemitism in Professional Academic Associations," the first ever comprehensive, data-driven assessment examining how antisemitism is manifesting within 20 major U.S.-based professional academic associations and how these organizations are responding. The report, conducted by ADL’s Ratings and Assessments Institute (RAI), reveals alarming patterns of marginalization, leadership…
New York, NY, November 12, 2025 … JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor, and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), today called upon shareholders of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to vote AGAINST Proposal 9, a shareholder resolution that they believe represents a politically motivated, BDS-aligned campaign designed to stigmatize lawful business with Israel and expose Microsoft to significant financial, legal, and reputational risks rather than promote genuine human…
Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt at ADL's 2025 In Concert Against Hate
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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…