New York, NY, November 22, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed a company's apology for a series of billboards advertising its discounted vodka with the slogan, "Christmas Quality, Hanukkah Pricing." "We welcome the response of Wódka vodka, and are glad that they were sensitive to our concerns and the concerns of the many New Yorkers who were offended by this advertisement," said Ron Meier, ADL New York Regional Director. "The company acted quickly and…
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August 03, 2012 Jewish day school funding is a real challenge and doesn’t lend itself to easy solutions. Letters to the Editor The Jewish Telegraphic Agency To the Editor:
Jewish education and religious freedom are both vital to the American Jewish community. But it would be a mistake to sacrifice one for the other, as advocated by Shai Franklin (“ADL must reassess opposition to gov’t support for parochial schools,” Aug. 1).
We are in agreement that Jewish…
New York, NY, December 19, 2011 … The so-called Arab Spring, the series of popular uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa that challenged the old guard and led to the surprising exit of longtime leaders from the scene, including Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, topped the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) annual list of top issues affecting Jews in 2011. Also among the Top 10 issues affecting Jews: The Palestinians' unilateral bid for…
May 16, 2007 Mr. Esad Rizaj President Albanian American Society Foundation 2548 Davidson Avenue Bronx, NY 10468 Dear Mr. Rizaj: Thank you for sharing your concern that some people may blame and target Muslims, including Albanian-Americans, in the aftermath of the recent arrests in the Fort Dix case.
It is vitally important that we show strength and determination in fighting terrorism, and we congratulate those law enforcement authorities responsible for uncovering and successfully…
August 01, 2006 The following is the text of Mel Gibson's apology to the Jewish Community for his anti-Semitic statements. There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of Anti-Semitic remark. I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested on a DUI charge. I am a public person, and when I say something, either…
August 09, 2002 An e-mail message claims that BMW's Middle East Web site omits Israel from a regional map. This e-mail has been widely circulated on the Internet and has resulted in numerous complaints to ADL.
The League has been in contact with BMW. The automaker explained that the omission of Israel was unintentional, a result of designing and programming errors and not a comment on Middle East politics. BMW said that it "regrets having published this map" and assured ADL that the Web…
New York, NY, May 9, 1995...The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed support for the Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Implementation Act of 1995 introduced by Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (R-KS ) calling for the U.S. to move its Embassy to Jerusalem.
David H. Strassler, ADL National Chairman and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director issued the following statement:
"Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel, should have taken place a long time…