New York, NY, September 4, 2018 … In advance of the Jewish High Holidays, ADL is reaching out to synagogues and Jewish community institutions across the country to provide information on security preparedness and to remind them to make security an everyday priority. Working through its 25 regional offices, ADL has shared a list of security best practices and encouraged institutions to reach out to local law enforcement to discuss security and advise them of High Holiday schedules…

New York, NY, August 15, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), along with a diverse group of partners, today launched “Communities Overcoming Extremism: The After Charlottesville Project.” This national capacity-building project is focused on empowering communities with tools to combat the dramatic rise in extremism, intolerance, and political violence cities and communities have seen in the year since the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville last August. &ldquo…

New York, NY, May 15, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has launched a new resource, “Hate/Uncycled,” for college and university administrators and campus law enforcement to understand, combat and prevent bias and hate.  The resource provides important tools and guidance for a holistic approach to prevention and responding to bias and hate incidents on campus.  “Prevention is just as important as response.  ADL is committed to ensuring the…

New York, NY, March 8, 2018.....The Anti-Defamation League today reacted to the White House meeting with members of Congress, top executives from the gaming industry, and various parent groups to discuss violence in video games.  “Based on what we know about the meeting, the conversation failed to include any discussion of how video games and emerging technologies can be used to actively fight bias and hate. The violence we’ve seen across the country comes in part…

Invitation for Healthcare Providers to Discriminate Against Women, Trans People, and Others Continues Government's Assault on Civil Rights New York, NY, January 18, 2018 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) finds remarks by Roger Severino, Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today, who invoked the Holocaust in announcing the formation of a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division, to be deeply offensive and inappropriate. This new…

New York, NY, December 12, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) hailed House passage of the “Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017.” The bill, HR 1730, would expand federal law to cover bomb threats and other credible threats of violence against community religious institutions and community centers by amending the Church Arson Prevention Act, legislation ADL originally helped to draft in 1988. The new bill was introduced last March at the height…

New York, NY, September 14, 2017 … In the post-Charlottesville environment and amid ongoing concerns about white supremacist activity and anti-Semitic acts in the U.S., the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is providing expertise and resources to ensure Jewish institutions remain secure during the Jewish High Holidays. The holidays begin on the evening of Sept. 20 with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and continue with the observance of Yom Kippur on Sept. 30. ADL’s Center on…

Washington, DC, September 7, 2017 – Today, civil rights leaders met with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other members of the Democratic caucus to discuss post-Charlottesville efforts to combat hate and protect civil rights. The groups participating in the meeting, convened at the request of Leader Schumer, included The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Anti-Defamation League; Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Human Rights Campaign;…

New York, NY, August 28, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced the appointment of George Selim, a leading expert on Homeland Security and countering violent extremism (CVE), as Senior Vice President of Programs. In this newly created position, George will report directly to ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. Selim will lead ADL’s education, law enforcement, and community security programs, and oversee its Center on Extremism. George has served Presidents Bush,…

New York, NY, August 24, 2017 ... Earlier this week, in response to the events in Charlottesville and ongoing concern about security for Jewish institutions across the country, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) held a nationwide briefing for leadership and security directors at local and national Jewish institutions. More than 500 individuals participated in the conference call from across the country, representing Jewish Community Centers, synagogues, and other communal organizations. …

New York, NY, August 24, 2017 ... Earlier this week, in response to the events in Charlottesville and ongoing concern about security for Jewish institutions across the country, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) held a nationwide briefing for leadership and security directors at local and national Jewish institutions. More than 500 individuals participated in the conference call from across the country, representing Jewish Community Centers, synagogues, and other communal organizations. …

New York, NY, January 31, 2017...The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is organizing local security trainings in partnership with the FBI in the wake of a series of bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers, including a new wave of threats earlier today targeting communal institutions in at least eight states. While so far no bombs have been found in any of the threats, ADL has been closely monitoring the situation and has been in regular contact with federal and local law enforcement…