On Rosh Hashanah 5779

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September 07, 2018 By: Marvin D. Nathan, National Chair Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO & National Director On Rosh Hashanah, we take time to pause to reflect on the year that has passed, and what we hope for in the year ahead. We celebrate the New Year as an opportunity to press the “reset” button, with hopes that the coming year will bring a brighter future for our people, and for the world we share together with everyone. We’ve…

September 07, 2018

Anti-Semitic Robocalls Supporting Patrick Little Proliferate in California

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Patrick Little: "The Holocaust is a lie."

May 18, 2018 By Oren Segal | Director of the Center on Extremism Supporters of Patrick Little’s campaign for Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat have taken up a disturbing new tactic: virulently anti-Semitic robocalls. Little, an unabashed anti-Semite and racist who attended the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is polling at around 18%, well behind Feinstein in California’s party-blind June 5th…

May 18, 2018

6th Wave of Bomb Threats Targeting the Jewish Community

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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…

March 07, 2017

Pokemon GO, A Popular Game with Some Troubling Consequences

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by: Jinnie Array July 13, 2016 The Pokémon GO app is a hybrid virtual and real world game. The game’s objective is to use a smartphone to find, see and capture/collect virtual Pokémon characters. Many players find the game highly engaging, entertaining and even addictive. Pokémon characters are apparently randomly distributed on the game’s map, but can also be collected at “Pokestops,” locations in the real world based on points…

July 13, 2016

Protecting All People

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July 14, 2016 Most police enter the profession with the best reasons: They want to protect people who can’t protect themselves, give back to their communities and secure justice. To help law enforcement professionals stay true to their core values, ADL and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) created a powerful program, Law Enforcement and Society (LEAS), in 1999. LEAS spurs law enforcement professionals today to reflect on their mission. The program traces the changing role of…

July 14, 2016

Aryan Brotherhood of Texas

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ALTERNATE NAMES: Texas Aryan Brotherhood, ABTGroup Status: Active The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) is the largest white supremacist prison gang in Texas and possibly in the United States. It is also one of the most violent, having committed many murders. It is active both behind bars and on the streets across Texas and in neighboring states. Despite its name, the ABT is a group separate from and independent of the "original" Aryan Brotherhood, which is present primarily in the…

ALTERNATE NAMES: Texas Aryan Brotherhood, ABT

Nazi Low Riders

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ALTERNATE NAMES: NLRThe Nazi Low Riders are a California-based prison and street gang with origins dating back to the 1970s and a long history of violence and criminal activity. Though members may use a variety of different tattoos and symbols, one of the most common is simply their name, or the initials NLR, often displayed in an Old English-style script. Such tattoos frequently appear on necks and abdomens. Additional Images:

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Resolution on Criminal Justice Reform

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WHEREAS, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, holding approximately 2.3 million people in prisons and jails on any given day; and WHEREAS, the number of people incarcerated has increased almost eight times since 1980, largely as a result of the “War on Drugs” and “tough on crime” policies created in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and WHEREAS, even after release from prison, collateral consequences make it extremely difficult for…

March 01, 2017