Who Leads the Pride: Fostering Student Leadership with Don't Feed the Lion
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Don’t Feed the Lion: IntroductionDon’t Feed the Lion by Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi explores the story of antisemitism growing at Oakdale Middle School. The story begins with Theo Kaplan, a 13-year-old Chicago middle schooler and soccer captain. Theo’s world is turned upside down when his professional soccer idol, Wes Mitchell, makes an antisemitic comment that goes viral. The situation escalates when Theo discovers a swastika…
ADL anuncia el programa digital COAJ en Chile para combatir el antisemitismo en escuelas ante el aumento de incidentes de odio
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Creado en colaboración con la Comunidad Judía de Chile y el Museo Judío de Chile, COAJ mostró en su plan piloto que más del 90% de los estudiantes logró identificar y derribar mitos y estereotipos. Santiago, 24 de marzo de 2026. Frente al aumento del antisemitismo en la región la Liga Antidifamación (ADL), la Comunidad Judía de Chile y el Museo Judío de Chile anunciaron hoy la implementación de COAJ: Combatiendo…
They were ordinary people who lived extraordinary lives – or extraordinary people who put their lives on the line to protect the health and welfare of everyone.
In what has become an annual tradition, as the year comes to a close ADL pauses each December to take stock of the moments and people who shaped the last 12 months – for better, or for worse – with a Top 10 list.
For 2020, we compiled two Top 10 lists: One looking back on the moments of hurt and hate that…
In November 1999, an independent external panel was formulated to offer critique of the ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute Anti-Bias Study Guide (Secondary Level). This panel was comprised of secondary level teachers and college-level professors representing California State University at Long Beach, University of California at Berkeley, New York University, Columbia University Teachers’ College, Manassas, Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania School Districts. Panelists…
Names Can Really Hurt Us Assembly Program Findings
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For Educators
A 2000 survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League found that participation in the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute's Names Can Really Hurt Us Assembly Program allows students open, honest and relevant exploration about diversity and bias in their school communities. More than 600 students and staff from two Southern California High Schools participated in the study.
Evaluations findings that as a result of participation:
47% of students perceived one or more…
La ADL lanza un recurso integral en línea en español sobre la historia del antisemitismo en América Latina
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El nuevo capítulo de “Antisemitismo al descubierto” ofrece acceso gratuito sin precedentes a un análisis de 500 años de historia —desde la Inquisición colonial hasta el repunte posterior al 7 de octubre—, en medio del aumento del odio antijudío en la región. Nueva York, NY, 17 de marzo de 2026 – La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) lanzó hoy un nuevo e innovador capítulo que examina la historia del…
ADL Launches AI Assistant to Help Educators Teach About Jewish Identity, Antisemitism with Confidence
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Innovative educator tool uses AI to assist educators teaching about Holocaust, Jewish themes New York, NY, February 26, 2026 – Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) launched ADL Ora: an AI Assistant to provide educators in K-12 schools with at-your-fingertips access to accurate and pedagogically sound information for teaching students about Jewish identity, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. A trusted source, this closed AI agent offers dynamic capabilities, providing…
Beyond the Podium: Jewish Identity, Antisemitism and the Olympic Games
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Every two years, we watch athletes compete on the world stage—and what captivates us isn't just the competition. It's the stories: the struggles, the triumphs, the personal journeys that help us see ourselves and others more clearly. The Olympics offer us a unique opportunity to explore something deeper: the complexities of identity—individual and national. When we bring these conversations into our classrooms, we're teaching students to see the human stories behind the…
Artificial Intelligence: What do Parents, Caregivers and Educators Need to Know?
Tools and Strategies
Related ContentBackground Young people are using AI (artificial intelligence) tools every day for homework, curiosity, creativity, and social interaction. While we don’t have exact statistics on daily AI usage yet, recent Pew Research Center findings suggest that AI use begins to rise sharply by early adolescence, with widespread use among teens ages 13–17. While many see AI as a useful and credible source of information, it needs to be utilized critically and thoughtfully,…
ADL Announces New Toolkit to Fight Misinformation in K-12 Classrooms
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Online toolkit empowers parents and educators to identify biased and inaccurate materials on antisemitism, the Holocaust, and Jewish history New York, NY, January 14, 2026 – Today, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) launched an online toolkit to help parents and educators evaluate whether content on antisemitism, the Holocaust, Jewish identity, and history is accurate and unbiased. In an age of evolving technology, educators are drawing from a variety of sources to create curricula…
Educators should select narratives for their classroom with thought and care—ensuring that history and fact are presented accurately and with as much balance as possible.
Publicly available maps can be inaccurate or misleading; when used as teaching aids, such biased maps can create a distorted sense of events. For this reason, educators should take care when choosing whether and how to use publicly available maps for instructional purposes, especially when covering complex and ongoing topics.
ADL Student Essay Contest: A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice
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Join ADL Mountain States in congratulating this year’s winners of the annual A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice student essay contest! 1st Place – Levi H. Ruby Bridges and Her Morally Courageous Acts 2nd Place – Giada S. West Middle School, Greenwood Village, CO Women: Our Freedom 3rd Place – Cruz C. West Middle School, Greenwood Village, CO Pino Lella: Bathing in Blood Honorable Mention – Akshara P. STEM School Highlands Ranch, Highlands…
Decode & Disrupt: A Toolkit to Recognizing and Combating Problematic Messages
Tools and Strategies
In recent years, the education landscape has changed dramatically. With the rise of AI platforms like ChatGPT and resource sharing hubs like Teachers Pay Teachers, there are many organizations and resources that claim to offer quality material—often at no cost. The rise of these platforms coincides with a change in trends for educators. According to a report from Education Week, the average teacher uses five supplemental resources and two core curricula sources. The report goes on…
ADL Statement on House Hearings Addressing Antisemitism in Education
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New York, NY, September 10, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement in response to two House Education and Workforce Committee hearings: “Unmasking Union Antisemitism” and “From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools.” “We appreciate the Committee’s focus on the growing crisis of antisemitism in education that undermines the safety and integrity of our schools. Since…
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