Prejudicial phrases and statements often come without warning, leaving the listener stunned and sometimes speechless, unsure how to respond. While difficult to do, challenging bigoted and offensive remarks is critical to ensuring dignity and respect.
It took centuries for people with disabilities to be given equal rights and legal protection. Learn about the disability rights movement of the 1960s and onwards.
On MLK Day 2017, I participated in an important interreligious conference organized by the Shalom Hartman Institute, which convened faith leaders from across the Jewish and Muslim…
Joint Statement of Solidarity by Jewish Communal Organizations
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ADL joined with more than 180 Jewish communal groups in a joint statement urging political leaders and all Americans to treat the COVID-19 pandemic as a “moment for kindness and solidarity..."
At ADL, we monitor extremism and misinformation regularly as part of our work fighting hate. As is the case with many legacy organizations, there is a fair amount of misinformation spread about who ADL is and the reality of the work we do. To help stop the spread of this misinformation, below are responses to some of the most egregious claims.
The Fight Against Rising Hatred and Bigotry Must Begin with Teachers and Students
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Jonathan Greenblatt examines the rise in white supremacist activity on college campuses, the increase in anti-Semitic incidents at K-12 schools, and what teachers and students can do to stop it.
Jonathan Greenblatt discusses the tragic events in Pittsburgh, highlights the recentrise in anti-Semitic incidents,and calls for an end to the divisive political rhetoric in our national discourse.
The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, hit Rhoda Kahn Nussbaum hard. “I felt very defeated,” said the ADL St. Louis resident and longtime civil rights advocate. “I saw progress in civil rights either plateauing or slipping.”
Hours after a self-radicalized Islamic extremist massacred gay patrons of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) nightclub in Florida, ADL regional offices reached out to support afflicted communities nationwide.
Recently, an ad appeared in the Palm Beach Daily News that was a cause for concern among many in our community. On the surface, the weekly choice of Scripture submitted by the Palm Beach Prayer Team may have seemed no different from other selections that have been previously published. Yet, the choice of material, from the first chapter of Paul's Letter to Titus, was pregnant with history. This selection was one of a number that was and continues to be used to project a negative image of Jews and Judaism.
