ADL Files Title VI Complaint Against Baltimore City Public Schools, Charging Egregious Antisemitic Harassment
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Complaint: School district allowed “a pervasive hostile environment” after Oct. 7 New York, NY, July 30 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), represented pro bono by the law firm Covington & Burling LLP, recently filed a federal civil rights complaint on behalf of Jewish parents whose children have been subjected to “egregious and persistent discrimination and harassment” at the hands of fellow students and teachers in the Baltimore City Public…
ADL and JLens Condemn Beauty Influencer and Business Owner Huda Kattan After Antisemitic Remarks
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New York, NY, July 29, 2025 ... ADL and JLens jointly condemn beauty influencer Huda Kattan’s recent promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theories, including the false claim that Israel orchestrated the World Wars, 9/11, and other global tragedies. These dangerous and historically baseless accusations echo some of the oldest and most pernicious antisemitic tropes. “Huda Kattan built a brand around beauty—but these antisemitic conspiracy theories are nothing short of ugly…
Major American Jewish Organizations Decline Meeting with French Foreign Minister Over Premature Palestinian State Recognition
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New York, New York July 25, 2025…– A coalition of leading American Jewish organizations, including ADL (Anti-Defamation League), American Jewish Committee (AJC), American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), B’nai B’rith International, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, UJA-Federation of New York and WJC (World Jewish Congress), today declined an invitation to meet with France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel…
After Engaging with JLens and ADL, EA and Take-Two Make Policy Updates to Combat Extremism in Online Games
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New York, NY, July 21, 2025 … The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Technology and Society (CTS) and JLens, an ADL affiliate, announced today that Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), two of the world’s most prominent video game publishers, have made significant strides in strengthening their community standards by adopting updated policies explicitly addressing extremism and terrorism. These changes follow a series of engagements with JLens…
Jewish Community Welcomes NEA Executive Committee’s Decision to Reject Boycott of Educational Materials on Antisemitism
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New York, NY, July 18, 2025 … Jewish community organizations representing the majority of American Jewry today welcomed the decision by the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors to reject a vote by the organization’s Representative Assembly to boycott ADL (Anti-Defamation League) educational materials on antisemitism and the Holocaust. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch, Conference of Presidents of…
Anti-Israel Demonstrations in London Feature Support for the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Terror Proxies
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During the twelve-day conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which began on June 13, 2025, Iranian regime-linked and pro-Iranian regime groups helped organize demonstrations across Western capitals, which they used as vehicles to express support for the clerical regime in Tehran, as well as members of the regime’s terrorist proxy network. At a number of marches across London during June 2025, marchers held placards bearing the name of the Islamic Human Rights…
ADL Issues Joint Statement With Academic Engagement Network & Psychologists Against Antisemitism
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Joint Statement from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Academic Engagement Network (AEN), and Psychologists Against Antisemitism (PAAS) New York, NY, July 15, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), Academic Engagement Network and Psychologists Against Antisemitism express our deep concern regarding a May/June 2025 special issue of the American Psychologist, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association (APA). While we are firmly committed to the principles of…
375+ Organizations Call on NEA Executive Committee to Reject Efforts to Boycott ADL Education Programs in Schools
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As NEA activists push to eliminate proven anti-hate and Holocaust education resources, leading Jewish organizations warn of consequences of stripping vital anti-bias resources. New York, NY, July 14, 2025 … More than 375 Jewish communal organizations sent a letter to the National Education Association Executive Committee today, urging them to reject New Business Item (NBI) 39, which calls for boycotting ADL's educational resources. The signatories include national,…
Substantial Number of Americans Justify or Excuse Violence Against Jews, New ADL Survey Finds
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New York, NY, July 11, 2025 … In the wake of the three recent violent incidents against Jewish Americans – arson at Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence and deadly attacks in Washington D.C. and Boulder, CO – the ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) Center for Antisemitism Research conducted a nationally representative survey to assess the national mood toward antisemitism. Findings show that many Americans harbor extreme anti-Jewish views—including…
Extremist Groups Uphold Long Tradition of Exploiting National Tragedies for Publicity
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As Texas authorities respond to the devastating floods that killed at least 119 people, with over 170 still missing, Patriot Front has been using the tragedy to generate publicity under the guise of disaster relief.
Coded Hate: Extremists Weaponize Seemingly Innocuous Content to Promote Bigotry
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Extremists and antisemites are weaponizing seemingly innocuous phrases, symbols and numbers to promote hate, particularly on mainstream social media platforms.
JLens and ADL Condemn UN Report Targeting Companies for Israel Ties
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NEW YORK, NY, July 3, 2025 – – JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor and sponsor of the JLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETF (NYSE: TOV; the “TOV ETF”), along with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the world’s leading anti-hate organization, strongly condemn the report issued by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Titled “From economy of occupation to economy of genocide,” the report…
ADL Statement on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Decision on Harvard University
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New York, NY, July 2, 2025 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to the decision from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights regarding Harvard University: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued a decision with detailed findings of fact and legal analysis that confirms what has been widely known for years: Harvard University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by…
ADL, Brandeis Center, and Mayer Brown File Federal Civil Rights Brief Detailing Rampant Antisemitic Abuse at Concord-Carlisle High School
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New York, NY, July 1, 2025 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown yesterday filed a brief with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging that officials at the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District in Massachusetts failed to protect Jewish students from pervasive antisemitic harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. The federal filing documents…
ADL Statement on Fatality in Boulder Firebombing Attack
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ADL Deeply Saddened to Learn of a Fatality in Boulder Firebombing Attack Death is third this year attributed to antisemitic violence Denver, CO, June 30, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Karen Diamond resulting from injuries sustained during the antisemitic firebombing in Boulder, Colorado, at a peaceful Run for Their Lives walk to bring attention to the hostages being held by Hamas. The victim had remained hospitalized since the…
ADL Calls on NAIS to Lead Change in Independent K-12 Schools
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What NAIS IsThe National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is the umbrella organization for more than 2,000 U.S. and international K-12 independent (private, nonprofit) schools. While each member school is self-governing, NAIS supplies the research, accreditation standards, conferences, and professional-development programs that set the tone for the entire sector. Because school leaders look to NAIS as the “gold standard” on equity, safety and inclusion, the association…
ADL Calls on Candidates to Protect the Jewish Community with Words and Actions
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New York, NY, June 26, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on all candidates for elected office, including those running in the New York City mayoral election, to disassociate themselves from and avoid using language that plays into antisemitic tropes and stereotypes. “At this time of record antisemitism, our country needs leaders at all levels who are unequivocal in condemning this oldest of hatreds,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “We call on all…