(Versión pronunciada) Pastor Sam, gracias por recibirme hoy. Y, una vez más, quiero reconocer a mi amigo: me inspira muchísimo el obispo Robert Stearns. Muchas gracias por su compromiso con la NHCLC. Gracias por su compromiso con el Estado de Israel. Gracias por su compromiso con el pueblo judío. Y felicitaciones por los 25 años de la NHCLC. ¡Bravo! ¡Bravo! En marzo de este año, tuvimos el honor de recibir al pastor Sam en nuestra…
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(As Delivered) Buenos días, mis amigos. Thank you, Pastor Sam, for having me here today. And again, I need to recognize my friend, and I’m just so inspired by Bishop Robert Stearns. Thank you so much for your commitment to NHCLC. Thank you for your commitment to the state of Israel. Thank you for your commitment to the Jewish people. And congratulations on 25 years of the NHCLC. Bravo! Bravo! So, we had the honor of hosting Pastor Sam at our conference Never is Now - this past…
Investigations follow Brandeis Center, ADL and StandWithUs complaints alleging young Jewish students faced anti-Semitic harassment, retaliation and hostile educational environments at a California public school and New York performing arts college Washington, D.C., September 10, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened two federal civil rights investigations into the Etiwanda School District in California and the American Musical Dramatic Academy …
New York, NY, September 4, 2026 — Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) released Five Asks for Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions, calling on healthcare leaders to take concrete steps to prevent and address antisemitism and ensure Jewish patients, healthcare professionals, students and trainees can receive care, work and learn in environments free from discrimination and harassment. The recommendations come as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for…
New York, NY, August 6, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of the Right to Worship Act, a bicameral and bipartisan bill that will protect people of every faith from conduct that interferes with their First Amendment rights. The legislation was introduced by Senators Ted Cruz, R-TX, and Elissa Slotkin, D-MI, and Reps. Brad Knott, R-NC, and Thomas Suozzi, D-NY. The Right to Worship Act builds on the framework ADL helped develop through the…
New York, NY, April 24, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of the federal Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption (SACRED) Act, a bipartisan bill that protects safe access to houses of worship by establishing a 100-foot “safe access” zone around churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious locations. The SACRED Act would create federal penalties for targeted harassment and…
New York, NY, April 20, 2026 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown welcome the April 15 resolution agreement between the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District and the U.S. Department of Justice requiring the district to take steps to address antisemitism and protect Jewish students. The agreement follows a federal civil rights filing by attorneys from ADL, Brandeis Center, and…
Statement by ADL's Task Force on Middle East Minorities on the Nationwide Protests in Iran New York, NY, January 13, 2026 ... The Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) Task Force on Middle East Minorities issued the following statement regarding the nationwide protests in Iran: In light of the nationwide protests across Iran, ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities condemns the Islamic Republic's violent crackdown and calls on the international community to make clear to the…
Cafe owner and employees berate customer for being Jewish and refuse him service February 27, 2025 -- San Francisco -- ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP (Benesch) today filed a federal lawsuit against the operators of Jerusalem Coffee House of Oakland Calif., on behalf of a Jewish customer, Michael Radice, alleging the cafe violated his civil rights and denied him full and equal accommodations by refusing him service simply for being…
Miles de israelíes perseguidos y brutalmente agredidos en ataque antisemita en Ámsterdam Nueva York, NY, 8 de noviembre de 2024… La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) expresó hoy su profundo horror e indignación por el violento, generalizado y aparentemente premeditado y coordinado ataque antisemita de anoche contra los aficionados al fútbol israelíes en Ámsterdam, tras el partido entre el Maccabi Tel Aviv y el Ajax. Miles de israel…
Scores of Israelis Hunted Down, Brutally Assaulted in Antisemitic Attack in Amsterdam New York, NY, November 8, 2024 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today expressed its deep horror and outrage at the violent, widespread, and apparently premeditated and coordinated antisemitic attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, following a game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax last night. Scores of Israelis were hunted down, brutally assaulted and injured. The attackers’…
New York, NY, August 13, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has voiced deep concern over problematic remarks reportedly made by Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret.), who was recently nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
In a letter to Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ADL raised concerns regarding reports of Col. Macgregor's highly troubling past remarks downplaying the importance of…
Mexico City, Mexico, May 29, 2019 …ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Mexican Foreign Ministry today signed an agreement to work collaboratively to assist people of Mexican heritage living in the United States who are victims of discrimination, bigotry, bullying and hate crimes.
The Memorandum of Understanding between ADL and Mexico commences the second phase of a two-year partnership working to fight back against the rising tide of hate crimes and discrimination facing…
New York, NY, October 16, 2018 … At a time when the debate over immigration policy is at the forefront of national political discourse, ADL and Harper Perennial have published an updated edition of John F. Kennedy’s landmark book, A Nation of Immigrants, on the 60th anniversary of its publication.
Alarmed by the rising xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment at the time, former longtime ADL leader Ben Epstein reached out to Senator Kennedy, then a junior senator from…
New York, NY, March 27, 2018 … The following is a statement from Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that it intends to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 Census questionnaire:
We oppose this alarming and disruptive action, which is certain to cause fear and result in an incomplete census, disproportionately impacting minorities and those most in need of resources. This decision, which…
New York, NY, March 20, 2018 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and a coalition of civil rights organizations on an amicus brief before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
In its amicus brief supporting a challenge brought by the University of California, the Lawyers’ Committee and ADL argue that the President’s decision to rescind DACA…
New York, NY, January 10, 2018…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed a federal court order in San Francisco temporarily blocking nationwide enforcement of the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA).
In The Regents of the University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security, Judge William Alsup found that the Administration’s action to rescind DACA was “not in accordance with law…
New York, NY, December, 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Friday joined an amicus (friend-of-the court) submitted to the U.S. District for the Eastern District of New York supporting a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 16 Attorneys General challenging President Trump’s attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The decision to end DACA has left the lives of 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as…
New York, NY, October 4, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on the U.S. State Department to turn up the pressure on the Burmese government to stop the violence and other atrocities being perpetrated against Rohingya Muslims.
In a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, ADL welcomed the government’s allocation of $32 million in relief to Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar as a positive first step. But it said “more drastic action” was necessary…
New York, NY, August 2, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act, a new bill in the Senate endorsed earlier today by President Trump and designed to cut legal immigration to the United States.
The bill, introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue, would reportedly limit the number of foreign nationals who are eligible to obtain green cards to reunite with their families already in…