Research & Analysis

On March 17, 2026 the San Diego City Council decisively adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, joining 47 countries, more than 35 U.S. states, and cities nationwide in recognizing this vital tool that provides a clear framework to identify and address antisemitism. This victory is the result of ADL volunteer mobilization, partnership across our Jewish community, including StandWithUs, AJC, Jewish Federation of San Diego, and many…

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…

Denver, CO, April 22, 2025 …Antisemitic incidents reported in 2024 in the three-state region of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming reached their highest levels in more than four decades, according to new data released today by ADL (Anti-Defamation League). Nationally, a massive spike in antisemitic incidents following the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel continued in 2024, with national totals again exceeding any other annual tally in the past 46 years. This is the fourth year in a row that…

ADL leaders from across the Mountain States Region lobbied their elected representatives on May 21 in support of increasing security for Jewish institutions and vulnerable non-profit organizations, protecting Jewish students on college campuses, and many critical actions to help fight antisemitism. ADL advocates met with staff members for U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper of Colorado. They asked for support of the recently introduced…

Earlier this month, a delegation from ADL Mountain States attended Never Is Now, ADL’s premier summit on antisemitism and hate. If you missed it, you can still watch many of the livestreamed sessions showcasing ways to be advocates for positive change. One of the highlights of the conference was the opportunity for several of our Robert B. Sturm Mountain States Leadership Fellows to attend, including ADL Regional Board Member and Sturm Co-Chair Tamara Berkman. Berkman…

Denver, CO, February 21, 2023 … The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region has received reports of antisemitic flyers distributed today on the University of Denver campus. The flyer distribution comes a week after three antisemitic vandalism incidents on campus. ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott Levin issued the following statement: "The reported distribution of antisemitic flyers on the University of Denver campus is despicable, especially after three terrible…

As my first day as the newly appointed regional director for Anti-Defamation League New England was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, my first official act was to attend a meaningful ceremony at the New England Holocaust Memorial, hosted by the German and Israeli embassies. It was very powerful to hear each consul general speak about the millions murdered at the hands of the Nazis, and their countries’ dedication to ensuring that this will never happen again. This was a fitting…

Thursday, after a despicable propaganda ceremony in Gaza, Hamas terrorists returned the bodies of Oded Lifshitz, kidnapped at 85 years old and murdered in captivity, and Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were just four and nine months old when they too were kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023. In a cruel act, the fourth body promised to be that of Ariel and Kfir’s mom, Shiri Bibas, did not match her DNA or that of any known hostage. Shiri’s remains were finally returned on Friday. Forever burned in…

 The Massachusetts Teachers Association continues to face heat for its “antisemitic list of resources” that were highlighted during a recent State House hearing, including a poster of dollar bills folded into a Star of David. Groups and elected officials are calling for the teachers union’s leaders to pull the plug on these “vile antisemitic” educational resources after MTA President Max Page was grilled during last week’s meeting of the…

 The inaugural honoree for the Anti-Defamation League’s Jurisprudence Breakfast was Jeremy Berry, city attorney of Brookhaven and partner at Chilivis Grubman Warner, Berry & LLP. Berry was honored for his outstanding leadership, commitment to fighting antisemitism, and contribution to the Jewish community. The King and Spalding law firm, which has been a big supporter of ADL and its causes, hosted the breakfast. Keynote speaker James Pasch has been trying to launch legal efforts…

A 34-year-old man who reportedly had a cache of guns and a Nazi flag in his home has been arrested after allegedly posting threats to rape Jewish women and inciting others to shoot people outside synagogues. Beverly man Matthew Scouras, who was busted following a tip from the feds, is accused of making “frightening and disturbing threats targeting the Jewish community.” The FBI National Threat Operations Center last week alerted Beverly Police about a resident posting several…

January 13, 2025 To our Jewish community, As your non-Jewish neighbors on Mercer Island, we are writing to you to express our heartfelt sadness and outrage over the recent string of antisemitic incidents that took place on and around Islander Middle School. We are paying attention and we will not stay silent. We condemn antisemitism in the strongest terms and stand united with you as we seek to build schools – and a broader Mercer Island community – that are safe and respectful for…

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety & Security’s 2023 report on hate crimes identified a 70 percent increase in incidents of anti-Jewish crime from 2022 to 2023. More were reported in 2023, 119, than in any of the previous eight years, according to past hate crime reports, and marked the third straight year in which Jews and Jewish organizations were targeted more frequently than the year before. The state posts its yearly hate crime reports going back to 2015, and…

High school students and educators, seeking to be leaders in combatting bias and bigotry in their communities, will soon gather for ADL Southeast’s No Place for Hate Summit. The all-day event brings together students so they can amplify their voices to advocate against hate and be inspired by the stories of local leaders. During past programs, featured speakers have included Holocaust survivor Hershel Greenblatt, WNBA star and activist Renee Montgomery, and Nathaniel Smith, founder and…

‘Jarring, unexpected, and unprofessional’ Local educators and the ADL are pushing for an apology from MassCUE after the group’s recent “jarring” conference when speakers reportedly spewed “hateful” anti-Israel and Holocaust rhetoric. MassCUE’s fall education tech conference — held in partnership with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents at Gillette Stadium — apparently went off the rails during a…