This year’s award winners include Holocaust survivors, voting rights and racial justice advocates, and students creating discussions around antisemitism on college campuses. New York, NY, December 9, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) will recognize six individuals for their extraordinary courage and compassion when confronted with bigotry and hate as part of the 27th annual ADL In Concert Against Hate. The free virtual event, taking place at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on Sunday,…

New York, NY, December 8, 2021 … During the 2020-21 academic year, a vocal segment of the anti-Israel groups and activists on campus continued to engage in rhetoric that often demeaned or ostracized many pro-Israel Jewish students. At times, antisemitic tropes were invoked. This became a flashpoint during the conflict between Israel and Hamas in May 2021, according to ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) annual assessment of anti-Israel actions on campus. ADL experts identified a…

New York, NY, December 1, 2021 … In the year since Facebook banned Holocaust denial from its platform and finally classified it as hate speech instead of “misinformation,” a new ADL (Anti-Defamation League) analysis of the platform has found “cracks in enforcement” that have allowed Holocaust denial posts to still be accessible to many users. In the year since the October 2020 ban on Holocaust denial, Facebook has removed groups dedicated to Holocaust denial…

New York, NY, November 29, 2021… Members of ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League’s) Task Force on Middle East Minorities issued a letter today calling on United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to broaden the criteria for Priority-2 refugee admissions status to include Afghan nationals from ethnic and religious minority groups that have a well-founded fear of persecution under Taliban rule. Vulnerable ethnic and religious groups are now in much greater peril since…

New major nationwide initiative addresses rising antisemitism through education, partnerships, advocacy, and media in all 50 states New York, NY, November 28, 2021 — Amid a widespread rise in antisemitism in North America, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has joined an unprecedented coalition of over 60 American and Canadian Jewish and non-Jewish organizations and corporations to launch Shine A Light, a comprehensive initiative to illuminate the dangers of antisemitism through education,…

A jury found all three defendants guilty of murder in February 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery New York, NY, November 24, 2021 … ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement today after a jury found the three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were guilty of murder: “The pain and loss resulting from Ahmaud Arbery’s murder can never be rectified, but this is a significant moment of accountability and justice. The men who murdered Mr. Arbery were…

Jury found 2017 Charlottesville rally organizers owe more than $25 million in punitive damages New York, NY, November 23, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today celebrated the jury’s verdict in the civil lawsuit against the organizers of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. in which the plaintiffs were backed by ADL partner Integrity First for America (IFA). “We welcome the jury’s verdict today that found the defendants liable…

First-of-its-kind resource contains design principles and user experience patterns that mitigate the spread of hate and harassment online New York, NY, November 18, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the release of the ADL Social Pattern Library, a collection of design principles and user experience patterns intended to mitigate hateful content on social media platforms. The library, which will be a living resource, focuses on the design of social media products and…

New York, NY, November 9, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored five-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird with its inaugural Changemaker Award for continuously using her platform to affect positive social change and empowering others to be open in their identity, beliefs and embrace authenticity.  “Sue, through her tireless work on and off the court, exemplifies everything we could possibly envision for ADL’s inaugural…

New York, NY, November 9, 2021 … Mohammed AL Samawi was honored today at ADL’s annual Never Is Now Summit on Antisemitism and Hate with the prestigious Daniel Pearl Award. AL Samawi, a Yemeni refugee and author of The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America, was honored for his work as an interfaith activist, his moving story of being rescued as a refugee, and his founding of Abrahamic House, an organization dedicated to building sustainable interfaith…

New York, NY, November 7, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored L’Oreal Chairman Jean-Paul Agon with its Courage Against Hate Award in recognition of his longstanding commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the company and to respecting human rights and confronting antisemitism in society. “Jean-Paul Agon exemplifies corporate responsibility through his relentless effort to dismantle antisemitism and hate on a global level,…

New York, NY, November 5, 2021… In an effort to raise awareness of the various forms of oppression faced by Jews with multiple marginalized identities, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the creation of a new fellowship focused on expanding awareness of the impact of antisemitism and racism on Jews of Color in the United States.  The ADL Collaborative for Change is currently seeking project applications from…

Nationally Representative Survey from ADL and Hillel International Finds Antisemitism to be a Present Threat on College Campuses WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2021 – A new survey conducted for Hillel International and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) found that antisemitism is a looming and present threat for Jewish college students, with one in three students personally experiencing antisemitic hate directed at them in the last academic year. The nationally representative survey also…

New York, NY, October 13, 2021 – ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued a clarion call to participants attending the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism on Wednesday, urging world leaders gathered for the two-day summit to “call out the clear and present danger of rising anti-Jewish violence” in Europe and around the world. “We must call out the clear and present danger of rising anti…

Hillel, ADL, SCN Collaboration Will Review and Respond to Antisemitic Incidents on Campus, Track Hate and Ensure Safety for Jewish Students Washington, D.C., October 6, 2021 -- Hillel International, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Secure Community Network are launching ReportCampusHate.org, an online portal that allows Jewish students and their allies to report antisemitic incidents on college campuses and receive immediate support. Through the website, the three organizations will…

New York, NY, October 6, 2021 – ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism today released a report detailing the widespread and alarmingly effective efforts of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) and its founder, Richard Mack, to recruit law enforcement into the anti-government “patriot” movement. The central tenet of CSPOA, borrowed from the anti-government extremist sovereign citizen movement, is that the county sheriff…

New York, NY, October 5, 2021 … Thousands of individuals from all walks of life will join together in communities across the country, both in-person and virtually, with an aim to “Fight Hate for Good” in ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League’s) Walk Against Hate. Scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 10 in communities across the country, the annual event brings together families, friends, colleagues, teammates, community groups, students, educators and more…

New York, NY, October 4, 2021 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced that NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson has been named co-chair of ADL’s Sports Leadership Council. The Council, originally formed in fall 2017, works directly with key leaders in the sports world, including professional athletes, league commissioners and other industry leaders to increase the sports community’s efforts to build bridges of understanding, unity and respect. “From…

New York, NY, September 30, 2021 – The Community Security Service (The CSS) and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced today the forging of a partnership centered around improving the safety of the Jewish community through intelligence, information sharing and security training for Jewish volunteers. The partnership will connect subject matter experts from ADL’s Center on Extremism (COE) with The CSS’s national network of over 5,000 trained security volunteers –…