We have long expressed deep concern over UN Special Rapporteurs who abuse their mandates, utilize antisemitic tropes, trivialize the Holocaust, and support violence against the Jewish state, to drive political agendas. While we recognize the complexity of the removal process for Special Rapporteurs and the importance of maintaining their independence, the current system has allowed for individuals whose conduct conflicts with the UN’s core values to continue serving in these influential…
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Lessons and resources for Jewish American Heritage Month
Teach students about what online hate and harassment is and its prevalence among adults and teenagers.
Teach students about strategies for responding to and challenging bias in school, in particular when they are the target.
April 4, 2024 Hrag Vartanian Editor and CEO Hyperallergic Dear Mr. Vartanian: We were horrified and outraged by your cover story, “Israel Flattens Neighboring Pavilions at Venice Biennale,” (April 1). While labeled in fine print as an “April Fools” satire on your website, the piece has been flagged to us by many readers who found the article deeply insensitive and offensive. We agree with those readers – satire label notwithstanding, the article is little more…
March 14, 2024 Mathias Döpfner CEO Axel Springer SE John F. Harris Global Editor in Chief Politico Brad Dayspring Executive Vice President, Global Communications and Brand Dear Mr. Döpfner, Mr. Harris and Mr. Dayspring: We were deeply concerned by Politico’s decision to publish a highly offensive political cartoon by Matt Wuerker, depicting a “punch card” suggesting that Israel and Jews are using “centuries of pogroms, antisemitism and the Holocaust”…
Teach students about this history of Barbie, reflect on their own experiences with Barbie and consider what identity groups may be missing from Barbie's collection.
To the Editor:
The attempt by Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow to conflate the Palestinian struggle with that of the civil rights movement in the U.S. is disingenuous and offensive. Let’s be clear: The Israeli-Palestinian crisis is complicated and there are few historic parallels to what’s happening in Israel and Gaza in the aftermath of the horrific Hamas massacre on Oct. 7. Equally unique and without parallels is the Black struggle for civil rights in America. From the…
Teach students about data from Pew's survey about teens and social media, help them reflect on their own social media use and explore how race, gender and socioeconomic status impact online use.
D.D. Guttenplan
Editor The Nation
Dear Don,
A few years ago, we were in touch concerning your decision to engage Mohammed El-Kurd as the Palestine correspondent for The Nation. I raised a series of concerns based on his public record of hateful rhetoric. At the time, you made the case that most of his offensive tweets and remarks, which we had shared with you in a fact sheet, were made prior to his onboarding at the Nation. You also noted that, while some of his remarks &ldquo…
ADL’s toolkit on digital abuse and online hate equips law enforcement with tools to address hate or harassment that starts online but does not always stay there
Teach students what biased language is and help them reflect on the reasons why people use it and how they can address and challenge biased words and language.
Teach students about the history of the N-word, its harm and impact and engage them in exploring school-based scenarios.
Letters to the Editor
The New York Times
To the Editor:
Re “The Tale of Two Invasions: What the Last Attack on Jenin Tells Us About Israel Now,” (July 10).
Tareq Baconi repeats the usual distortions and conspiracy theories about Israel in a clear attempt to discredit Israel among international circles. We are accustomed to seeing these spurious accusations from Palestinian and pro-Palestinian propagandists: Israel is an apartheid state. Israel rejects a two…
Teach students about disability rights activist Judy Heumann and what work in schools and communities still remains.
Use these activities to bring the history, culture and experience of the Jewish people and community to your classroom.
Teach students about the importance and power of symbols and explore with them how hate symbols can cause harm to individuals and society.
Re: “The ADL is wrong to attack the NYT’s brave investigative reporting on Hasidic yeshivas” by Ruth Messinger
To the editor:
While we greatly respect and value constructive feedback from Ruth Messinger on issues affecting the Jewish community, we were surprised by her suggestion that the ADL went too far in asking The New York Times to carefully consider the potential for its series of investigative articles on the Hasidic community’s education system to…
Teach students about what gossip and rumors are and the impact they have on others, especially those identity groups which may be more vulnerable to and marginalized by rumors and gossip.
Teach students about what disability means, and the tools and accommodations that people with disabilities need.