Early Childhood Question Corner For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Many adults think that talking with children about our differences teaches prejudice. In Anti-Bias Curriculum, Louise Derman-Sparks (1989) debunks that myth and writes that talking about differences does not increase prejudice in children. Whether or not adults discuss differences with children, all children begin to notice differences among people as part of their natural development. It is the messages…
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Early Childhood Question Corner For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Although children are not born with prejudice, by early childhood they have already acquired stereotypes or negative attitudes toward those that they perceive as “others.” An article in The Buffalo News reports that about 85 percent of the brain develops between ages 3 and 5, and that impressions and ideas formed between ages 2 and 4 are lasting (Lessons in Respect, 2003). Researchers tracking the…
New York, NY, May 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern about heightened tensions between the Israeli-Ethiopian community and Israeli police, and urged all to use the opportunity to openly examine police relations with this community, take meaningful action to improve the relationship and adequately address the legitimate concerns of the Israeli-Ethiopian community. The tensions came in the aftermath of a video showing an Ethiopian-born Israel Defense…
New York, NY, May 1, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel’s commitments to provide adequate funding for security measures at Jewish institutions and to adopt a zero-tolerance law enforcement policy on anti-Semitic incidents, two policies long-sought by the Belgian Jewish community. Prime Minister Michel made the promises in an interview on April 29 with Joods Actueel, a prominent Jewish weekly paper in Belgium.
“For…
Nueva York, NY, 20 de Abril de 2015...La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) lanzó una nueva iniciativa de educación dirigida a educadores y padres, que utiliza libros como mecanismo para encarar el prejuicio, prevenir la intimidación, y promover la discusión y el conocimiento de la diversidad y la justicia social.
“Los Libros Sí Importan: La Mejor Literatura Infantil Sobre Prejuicio, Diversidad y Justicia Social” es una bibliografía de…
Engage students in exploring the topic bullying in the U.S., using children's literature as a foundation for discussion.
Nueva York, NY, 20 de abril de 2015… La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) elogió hoy los constantes comentarios del Papa Francisco sobre la maldad del antisemitismo. Dirigiendose a un grupo de rabinos europeos, el papa condenó una vez más y en forma inequívoca la violencia y retórica antisemita. En sus observaciones a los rabinos, el Papa Francisco se refirió a las tendencias antisemitas en Europa como “preocupantes” y…
New York, NY, April 27, 2015 … Thirty-one individuals living in the United States have been linked to plots, conspiracies and other activity on behalf of foreign terrorist groups motivated by Islamic extremist ideologies in the first four months of 2015. The unprecedented pace of arrests is one of several findings in a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which sheds light on the individuals behind the numbers and the evolution of the threat.
The ADL analysis also follows…
by: Oren Segal April 24, 2015
On Thursday, the White House announced that Adam Gadahn, an American spokesman for Al Qaeda, was killed in a January drone strike. Although less visible in recent years, Gadahn was at the forefront of creating English-language terrorist propaganda – an initiative that has evolved into a sophisticated recruitment and radicalization mechanism.
Gadahn’s death comes as English-language propaganda released by terrorist organizations is…
New York, NY, April 22, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed Twitter’s announcement of “policy and product updates aimed at combating abuse” as an important step in the realm of combatting hate on social media. The changes include expanding Twitter policy on violent threats to include not only “direct, specific threats” but also “threats of violence against others or promoting violence against others,” which could also lead to…
by: Abraham H. Foxman | April 21, 2015 MSNBC.com FBI Director James Comey opened an old historical wound last week when he delivered a speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum referring to the “murderers and accomplices of Germany, and Poland, and Hungary, and so many, many other places” during World War II. The president of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski, called Mr. Comey’s remarks “an insult to thousands of Poles who helped Jews.” The people of Poland, which…
New York, NY, April 20, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended Pope Francis’ consistent comments about the evil of anti-Semitism. Speaking to a group of European rabbis, the Pope once again unequivocally decried anti-Semitic violence and rhetoric. In his remarks to the rabbis today, Pope Francis referred to anti-Semitic trends in Europe as “troubling” and said that every Christian “must be firm in deploring all forms of anti-Semitism, and in…
El líder supremo de la República Islámica de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, ha sido uno de los mayores promotores de la retórica antisionista, antisemita y antiestadounidense en las últimas décadas. Tras el brutal ataque de Hamás contra Israel el 7 de octubre de 2023, la retórica incendiaria de Jamenei se intensificó aún más, alcanzando nuevos y peligrosos niveles tanto por su tono como su alcance…
New York, NY, April 17, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed today’s announcement by Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France of a new government strategy to combat anti-Semitism and racism. The strategy focuses on the same four elements of ADL’s efforts against anti-Semitism: public awareness campaigns, legal reforms, addressing cyber-hate, and sponsoring anti-bias education programs in schools.
“Prime Minister Valls has shown exceptional…
New York, NY, April 15, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s unequivocal condemnation of religiously based hate crimes during his Easter visit with Christian leaders in Jerusalem. In his remarks, President Rivlin referred to religious freedom as a “value dear to the State of Israel,” and reaffirmed the obligation to freedom of worship “for all denominations and communities.” The Israeli president also…
New York, NY, April 14, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed today’s approval by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of a bipartisan compromise bill to allow a role for Congress in assessing and implementing any nuclear agreement reached with Iran. The revised version of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (S.615) passed the Committee by a unanimous vote of 19-0 and the White House indicated that it would sign this version of the bill.
Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL…
Boston, MA, April 8, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the announcement of today’s guilty verdict in the Boston Marathon bombing case, saying the decision sends a resounding message that those who engage in acts of terror will be held accountable. A federal jury found Dzhokar Tsarnaev guilty on all counts.
“The jury’s guilty verdict against Dzhokar Tsarnaev sends a resounding message that those who engage in such acts of terrorism will be held…
New York, NY, April 7, 2015 … Twenty years since the Oklahoma City bombing, anti-government extremists and white supremacists who share an ideology and worldview similar to that of Timothy McVeigh still pose a threat to society, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors the activities of extreme right-wing groups and movements in the United States. “People don’t necessary realize that the growth of anti-government extremists was just as dramatic in 2009…
Early Childhood Question Corner
Common themes appear in holidays and celebrations across many cultures. By connecting themes, as suggested in the Question Corner installment "How can I plan inclusive holiday celebrations?" you can show children that holidays and celebrations are an expression of cultural and religious pride, and help them understand the commonality of certain human feelings, celebrations and their meaning. For example, by trying the following activity, Looking…
April 06, 2015 On April 2, 2015, the P5+1 (the US, UK, China, Russia, France and Germany – with EU facilitation) announced a framework agreement, setting the parameters for a final Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with Iran over its nuclear program. The parameters, which emerged after an intense eight-day period of negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland, and followed two years of talks between the world powers and Iran, create a basis for negotiations over a final…