March 15, 2017 Please note this was last updated on March 21, 2017.
The Anti-Defamation League is tracking bomb threats made to Jewish institutions across the country. Some institutions may share the same space as a community center, Jewish federation or school of some kind. In those instances the institutions are listed together.
The total number of bomb threats made is 167 in 38 states and 3 Canadian provinces.
The total number of institutions targeted is 120.
The total…
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January 01, 1970 Since January, 167 bomb threats have targeted Jewish institutions across the country, including Jewish Community Centers, schools, synagogues and ADL offices in New York, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Atlanta and Boston. To date, one man has been arrested in connection with eight of these threats.
(Note: Use the slider at the bottom of the interactive map to view the progression of incidents, and click on the institution types in the legend to toggle. Map is being…
Lonnie Nasatir, ADL's Midwest Regional Director sat down with WGN's Karen Conti to talk about an emerging threat that has parents, students, campus staff and law enforcement concerned: increased efforts by white supremacists to target and recruit on college campuses.
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by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | February 09, 2017 Your Holiness,
This week, in synagogues all over the world, Jews will read Shirat Ha-yam, the “Song of the Sea” from the book of Exodus that Miriam, Moses and the Israelites sang after they miraculously passed through the Sea of Reeds on dry land.
As a newly free people, they expressed their thanks to God for their redemption, saying:
Who is like you, o eternal, among the…
Threats Do Not Appear Credible; ADL Closely Monitoring Situation and in Touch with Law Enforcement
New York, NY, January 18, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has issued a Security Advisory to Jewish institutions nationwide following a series of bomb threats to Jewish community centers in at least 16 states. ADL is closely monitoring the situation and has been in touch with federal and local law enforcement across the country.
Although the threats do not appear to be…
By Jen Cardone
Posted: Wed 11:25 PM, Jan 11, 2017 | Updated: Wed 11:42 PM, Jan 11, 2017
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Wednesday night, community members gathered at a workshop to learn about hate crimes and to work to pass legislation against them here in the Hoosier state.
According to the most recent data from the F.B.I. 5,850 hate crimes were reported across the U.S. in 2015, more than 60 occurred in Indiana and six were reported in South Bend.
Leaders at the Hate…
For more than a year, white supremacists from a variety of hate groups have organized events and activities under the banner of “white lives matter.” What started as a transparent white supremacist slogan designed to respond to the Black Lives Matter movement is now used to protest a range of topics including the removal of confederate symbols from public spaces, immigration, the Anti-Defamation League, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…
On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, the Anti-Defamation League of Nevada hosted the annual Nevada 1000 at the home of Dean Dan Hamilton and Mary Ann Winkelmes. Guest of honor, ADL CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, addressed those in attendance highlighting the current and future state of the league and the “big bets” he is ready to place moving forward. Greenblatt stressed the importance of balancing hate speech and freedom of speech on the internet, on campuses, in board rooms…
As a society, public conversations about race and racism have increased in volume and intensity. Educators feel a sense of responsibility to bring these discussions into their classrooms—because young people want to be part of the conversation and because those discussions provide opportunities for timely learning. From the recent police incidents in Ferguson and Baltimore to the Charleston church shooting and Confederate flag controversy to sports figures who have jumped into the fray,…
In an effort to be responsive to educators’ busy schedules and the challenges for release time, this winter, we’re piloting – at no cost - a 3 hour online, self-paced and self-guided Echoes and Reflections professional development program.
Echoes and Reflections programs provide educators with the resources and support to help students critically examine the history of the Holocaust to better understand what can happen when hate, extreme prejudiced ideology…
The alt right wants to reach the young people of America. To this end, some groups, as well as anonymous individuals, have posted racist fliers on campuses across the county promoting white identity and heritage. The fliers try to appeal to white college students by focusing on alleged dangers facing white Americans, including demographic changes and “white guilt.”
The alt right is a loose network of people and groups that promote white identity and reject mainstream…
June 22, 2016 ADL continues to receive a troubling number of complaints about children, adolescents and teenagers engaging in anti-Semitic behavior, both on and off school grounds. These incidents include physical assaults, threats of violence, and verbal and written taunts promoting anti-Semitic stereotypes or evoking disturbing Holocaust themes. The following is a list of selected incidents in 2015 that represent anti-Semitic bullying of children, adolescents and teenagers by their…
June 22, 2016 ADL witnessed an explosion of hate online, especially on social media platforms in 2015. While the audit includes incidents of online anti-Semitism reported to ADL in which an individual or institution is explicitly targeted, it does not count general anti-Semitic expressions online. ADL has been monitoring the recent spike on such harassment, which seems to have corresponded to the political season, with a large amount of this vitriol directed at journalists and other public…
by: Oren Segal | September 29, 2016 The Guardian Pepe the Frog originated as an innocuous cartoon character in 2005. This week, he was added to the Anti-Defamation League’s Center database of hate symbols. At first glance, it may seem more than a little strange that the image of a cartoon frog could end up alongside such infamous symbols as the Blood Drop Cross of the Ku Klux Klan. But the evolution of Pepe the Frog actually illustrates a key aspect of hate symbols:…
by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | September 23, 2016 JTA Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday revived old hatreds more than it broke new ground. It was little more than a rote diatribe against Israel and a call for international pressure to coerce the Jewish state in place of the hard give and take that happens at the negotiating table. It shed light on why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured so long through…
by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | September 13, 2016 Foreign Policy If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s purpose was to criticize the Palestinian leadership, there are many issues he could have raised in his latest short video posted on Sept. 9. He could have spoken about their celebration of terrorists, or he could have raised their demonization of Israel through anti-Semitic conspiracy theories or their repeated rejection of any Jewish connection to the Land of Israel. He could…
by: Marilyn Mayo | September 08, 2016 The Forward It’s not often that I get an opportunity to come face-to-face with one of the extremists whose activities, in my work as a research fellow at the Anti-Defamation League, I am charged with following and exposing. But on Wednesday night it happened that one of the most ardent spokespeople for anti-Semitic 9/11 conspiracy theories was appearing in New York City, my hometown.
It was tempting to ignore that Christopher Bollyn was speaking…
September 02, 2016 Rumor: Forever 21 is selling "Swastika rings." Status: FALSE
What happened?
A rumor spread on Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites and making the rounds via e-mail suggests the clothing retailer Forever 21 was selling "swatika rings." The social media posts included a photograph showing the purported swastika rings for sale on the shelf in the store.
ADL and independent internet hoax sites such as Snopes have verified that the image of the swastika…
August 12, 2016 Introduction and Overview of the Guide
Anti-Semitism and The Merchant of Venice: A Discussion Guide for Educators (Grades 10-12) is a tool for teachers presenting The Merchant of Venice to their students. This guide is not intended as an exhaustive study of the play. Rather, it is a supplement intended to guide an exploration of the problematic issue of anti-Semitism as part of the broader discussion of the play.
The initial sections of this guide provide important…
July 28, 2016 1. David Duke has been active in the white supremacist movement for over 40 years. In 1974, he founded the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Recognizing that he could gain more attention by recasting his racism in more palatable terms, Duke shed his Klan robes and in 1981 founded the National Association for the Advancement of White People (NAAWP). Though its ideology mirrored the Klan, he presented the group as “primarily a white rights lobby…