New York, NY, October 9, 2010 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed outrage at the violent, brutal torture of a gay man in the Bronx. Over a period of hours, the victim was reportedly stripped, whipped, burned and sodomized by a gang of nine attackers who lured him into an apartment after first assaulting two teenage boys.
Ron Meier, ADL New York Regional Director, issued the following statement:
The beating and torture of a gay man in the Bronx is a horrific hate…
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Remarks by Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani and Recipient of ADL's Courage Against Hate Award November 21, 2019
Thank you, Jonathan.
Thank you Jacqueline, for those incredible words.
One of the fun things about being a parent in America is Halloween.
This year, we told our son that he could be anything he wanted to be. A ghost. A pirate. A soccer player.
He chose to be Captain America.
But he didn't stop wearing the costume when Halloween ended.
He still carries…
January 06, 2020 Jonathan A. Greenblatt Remarks (as delivered)
To the Solidary March Against Anti-Semitism
New York, NY | January 5, 2020
My name is Jonathan Greenblatt and I am the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
I am so moved to look out at this crowd and see so many people: elected officials and children… rabbis and ministers… Jews and non-Jews… all here to make it very clear that New York will not tolerate anti-Semitism... that New York is no place for…
Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO, ADL January 15, 2020
Washington, D.C., January 15, 2020
Chairman Rose, Ranking Member Walker, Chairman Thompson and all the distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: On behalf of ADL, thank you for the opportunity to testify here today and share our perspective.
For more than a century, ADL has been battling anti-Semitism and fighting to secure justice and fair treatment to all. We stand on the front lines of fighting hate in any…
We have to join together to fight this virus effectively. Now is not the time to be torn apart by hatred. March 20, 2020 By Andrew Yang and Jonathan A. Greenblatt
As the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic threatens to tax our public health systems, takes a toll on the economy and upends nearly every aspect of our lives, there’s a serious risk that the compounding public anxiety around the virus could lead to the spread of another serious contagion: the scapegoating and blaming of…
March 24, 2020 As America responds to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, we here at ADL are actively mobilized and continuing our important work of “Fighting Hate for Good.” While recognizing we live in uncertain and unpredictable times, we also realize our vital mission to “stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all” continues, and remains just as important now as it did a week, a month, or a year ago.
While…
June 04, 2021 Since 1979, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has compiled data on antisemitic incidents, including both criminal and non-criminal acts, occurring across the United States. These include incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault against individuals and groups. Incident data is gathered from reports from victims, law enforcement and the media, as well as reports obtained by ADL’s 25 regional offices across the country. The data is used to help assess the…
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.
Claim: ADL supports racist, militarized policing
Fact: ADL opposes racist or militarized policing and has a long and documented history of…
by: Deborah Gilg, Alan Potash and Shelley Kiel | November 05, 2013 The Omaha World Herald Gilg is the U.S. Attorney for Nebraska. Potash is Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League’s Plains States Region. Kiel, a former Nebraska state senator, represents Citizens for Equal Protection Criminal activity motivated by bias is different from other criminal conduct. Hate crimes are message crimes.
These crimes occur when the perpetrator targets his or her victim because of the victim…
by: Jonathan Greenblatt | August 12, 2018 USA Today One year ago, hundreds of torch-wielding white supremacists gathered on the campus of the University of Virginia, chanting “Jews will not replace us!" The following day, the streets of Charlottesville exploded in violence, as neo-Nazis, Klansmen and alt-right agitators clashed with counter-protestors. As the National Guard was being called in, a young counter-protester, Heather Heyer, was killed in a tragedy…
By David Weinberg | Washington Representative for International Affairs and Susan Corke | Director of Countering Antisemitism and Extremism at Human Rights First August 15, 2018 The Hill In 2017, when the number of homophobic hate crimes increased in Norway, the Oslo police force marched in the Pride parade as a show of solidarity. When Canadian synagogues were threatened, authorities denounced the threats as antithetical to Canadian values, and police promised to proactively…
by: Jonathan Greenblatt | February 21, 2019 CNN Actor Jussie Smollett has been arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly filing a false police report claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. Smollett, who is black and gay, had told police he was attacked by two men who used racist and homophobic slurs and tied a rope around his neck. On Thursday, Chicago police said Smollett paid two men to stage the attack. Smollett has made no statements since turning himself in.
No…
June 22, 2016 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.
They organized and called for unity at vigils, marched in LGBT pride parades, advised potential targets about security, and shared information about hate crimes, terrorism, extremism, the role of guns and empowering children in the wake of violence. To…
September 27, 2016 Delivered by Stacy Burdett, ADL VP of Government Relations, Advocacy & Community Engagement Human Dimension Implementation Meeting Working Session 11: September 26, 2016 Warsaw, Poland
The focus of this statement is to propose recommendations for the 57 OSCE participating States to address the growing threat of anti-Semitism. Since the fight for human rights of Jews and the rights of all targets of bigotry and discrimination is interconnected, implementing these…
by: Jonathan Greenblatt | February 05, 2018 USA Today The cold-blooded murder of Blaze Bernstein has horrified the Jewish community and indeed all Americans. It is hard to come to terms with the shocking brutality that ended the life of such a bright and promising young man. At just 19, Blaze already had shown an aptitude for writing and the arts, even while excelling in a rigorous molecular sciences program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Blaze will always be remembered for the…
By Melissa Garlick | National Civil Rights Counsel May 22, 2018 Harvard Law & Policy Review Three militia members from southwest Kansas were recently convicted on federal civil rights charges and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction for targeting Somali Muslim immigrants for a plan of mass murder in 2016. On a recording made available to the jury, one of the defendants said: “The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim.” The convictions sent an important message of…
by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | November 12, 2015 JTA I have visited Europe many times, but last week I looked at it through a new lens in my first trip as CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
I undertook the trip after an invitation to address the annual meeting of the CRIF, the representative body for the French Jewish community and a valued ADL partner. It was an intense learning experience, with reason for hope and cause for concern.
The hope came from hearing Interior Minister Bernard…
by: Suki Halevi | January 21, 2016 Albuquerque Journal HB 95 is a disturbing proposal to add law enforcement officers to New Mexico’s hate crimes statute, even though they already have special protection under existing law. Rep. Nate Gentry, R-Albuquerque, one of sponsors of HB 95, told the Albuquerque Journal that the purpose of the bill is to discourage “anti-police rhetoric.” It is not appropriate to use the criminal code to stop the public from criticizing the police. …
by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt | May 05, 2016 TIME.com In the shadows of global crises, it’s a sad fact of everyday life that people around the world are routinely attacked, threatened or intimidated simply because of who they are or what they believe. In addition to the impact on individuals, these attacks, left unchecked, metastasize and grow—sometimes to crises. Governments can and should do much more to document, prevent and punish these bias-motivated crimes.
Hate crimes have…
Remarks by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt May 02, 2017
Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Feinstein and Members of the Committee:
On behalf of the Anti-Defamation League, let me first say thank for your leadership in recognizing the importance of addressing the troubling increase in religious hate crimes.
Since 1913, ADL’s mission has been to "stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all." For us, this is a dual and interlocking mission…