(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…

(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 …

ADL Title VI Settlement with Colorado District Leads to Sweeping Reforms

New York, NY, September 9, 2026 ... Following almost three years of growing antisemitism in K-12 schools, which have included bullying and, in many cases, ostracization, Jewish students across North America are returning to potentially tense classroom environments.   To help students, parents, and communities better advocate for themselves, Jewish Federations of North America, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Jewish Committee (AJC), Conference of Presidents of Major…

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…

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…

New York, NY, January 23, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the introduction of a bill in the New York Legislature designed to bring back and strengthen a law prohibiting masked intimidation. The law will protect New Yorkers from harassment, violence and intimidation by people wearing face coverings, which have been exploited in recent months to subject innocent New Yorkers to threats, violence and intimidation. Sponsored by State Senator James Skoufis (D-Cornwall)…

School District of Philadelphia Agrees to Address Repeated Incidents of Antisemitism  New York, NY, December 20, 2024 … The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) has entered into a resolution agreement to take a series of steps to address repeated incidents of antisemitic harassment, bullying and discrimination in response to a federal civil rights complaint filed by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). Under the terms of the settlement announced yesterday, SDP will undertake a…

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’…

Complaint: “Virulent wave of antisemitism” swept through Philadelphia schools after Oct. 7 New York, NY, July 23, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), represented pro bono by the law firm Mayer Brown LLP, today filed a federal civil rights complaint on behalf of Jewish parents whose children have been subjected to “severe and persistent harassment and discrimination” at the hands of fellow students and teachers in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP)…