What was Kristallnacht (kris'·tahl·nockt)?
Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," was a wave of violent pogroms against Jews throughout Germany and Austria that took place on November 9-10, 1938. On the night of November 9th, the Gestapo (Nazi State Police) informed local police by telegram about the actions against Jews and their synagogues that would be taking place throughout Germany, instructing them not to interfere with what was happening. During these two nights,…
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As Vice President of the West Division, Robert Trestan and his team work daily to fight antisemitism and all forms of hate in the Austin, Central Pacific, Desert States, Los Angeles, Orange County/Long Beach, Pacific Northwest, San Diego, Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties, Southwest and Texoma regions.
VP, West Division
As Chief People and Advancement Officer, Cheryl Drazin oversees ADL’s human resources, legal, fundraising, and marketing work—strengthening the organization’s people, culture, and long-term growth to advance ADL’s mission.
Chief People and Advancement Officer
For Law Enforcement The National Alliance (NA) is a neo-Nazi organization with headquarters on privately-owned land in Mill Point, West Virginia. From the mid-1970s until the 2002 death of the group’s founder, William Pierce, the NA was the most formidable white supremacist presence in the United States. It was also the largest neo-Nazi group in the country.
Under the leadership of Erich Gliebe, who took over the organization after Pierce’s death, the NA has gone into a steep…
As Senior Vice President National Affairs, Max Sevillia leads ADL’s federal relations, including engagement on Capitol Hill and with the Executive Branch. He also oversees the agency’s state and local advocacy, as well as its intergroup and interfaith efforts, working with various advocacy organizations and interest groups to build stronger relations. Max also leads ADL’s Civil Rights department.
SVP, National Affairs
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The two principal leaders of Sabiqun, an anti-Semitic Muslim group that advocates for the creation of a global Islamic state, have become popular speakers on college and university campuses over the past several years.
Sabiqun founder, Imam Abdul Alim Musa, who heads a mosque in Washington, DC, and Imam Abdul Malik Ali, leader of a mosque in Oakland, California, ahve used their appearances on campus to promote hostility toward Israel and AMerican Jews.
For example,…
Introduction The Hoax Spreads Contemporary Re-Emergence Widespread Condemnation Conclusion IntroductionThe Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion is a classic in paranoid, racist literature. Taken by the gullible as the confidential minutes of a Jewish conclave convened in the last years of the nineteenth century, it has been heralded by anti-Semites as proof that Jews are plotting to take over the world. Since its contrivance around the turn of the century by the Russian Okhrana,…
For Educators The Nazi Party rose to power with an anti-Semitic racial ideology. However, the anti-Jewish campaign was not conducted according to a blueprint, rather it evolved. Before the outbreak of the war, political and economic factors, as well as public opinion both inside and outside Germany influenced the evolution of Nazi anti-Jewish laws and measures.
The main purpose of the anti-Jewish policy between 1933 and 1939 according to the racial theory was to isolate German Jewry from…
For Educators
Freedom of religion is one of our nation's most cherished liberties. It is at the very foundation of America. Our nation's Constitution protects religious freedom for all, prohibits religious tests for public office, and mandates separation of church and state. These are essential American ideals and values, which candidates for public office should respect.
Candidates for public office are, of course, free to worship as they choose. And they should feel comfortable explaining their…
Rob Stavis is a partner in Bessemer Venture Partner’s New York office. He focuses on investments in the financial services, education and emerging software and hardware technologies.
Rob has been actively investing in venture backed startups for 20 years and currently serves on the board of directors of several companies including 2U, Betterment, Gerson Lehrman Group, Knewton, Brightbytes and United Capital Financial Partners.
Some of Rob’s historical investments include…
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Ben Sax is the Immediate Past Chair of ADL's Board of Directors. In his 25 years of volunteering for ADL, Ben has served in various leadership positions, including Vice-Chair of the Board, National Chair of Development and New York Regional Board Chair. Ben also assisted in a complete revamp of the organization’s governance structure to bolster leadership, accountability and transparency to sustain the organization’s long-term future.
Immediate Past Chair
Nicole Mutchnik is the Chair of the ADL Board of Directors. She is a longtime advisor to elected officials, philanthropic and business leaders, building trust and solutions across government, nonprofit and business sectors. She serves on the boards of the Women’s Political Committee, the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA, the Aspen Institute Leadership Council, Civicas Women’s Civic Action Network, and the Mayor Bass Transition Advisory Committee. She is co-founder of the…
Chair, Board of Directors
Glen is a venture capitalist, serving as a Senior Managing Director of Hudson Ventures and a Senior Advisor to Root Ventures. He was the Chairman of the Board of Quayle Munro Limited, a London-based investment bank and was a senior partner of Wolfensohn & Co. when it was acquired by Bankers Trust in 1996.
Glen is a former Chair of ADL’s National Commission and holds a BA degree from Amherst College and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School. He is married to Cheryl Winter Lewy and they have three grown children and eight grandchildren.
Yasmin Green is the CEO of Jigsaw, a unit within Google that addresses threats to open societies. She leads an interdisciplinary team that researches and develops technical solutions to a range of global security challenges, including violent extremism, repressive censorship, hate and harassment, and harmful misinformation.
Prior to Jigsaw, Yasmin’s roles at Google include deal negotiation for syndication partnerships, heading operations for Sub-saharan Africa, and serving as the…
Barry Curtiss-Lusher has been actively involved with the Anti-Defamation League since 1982, both nationally and in the ADL Mountain States Region in Colorado. He was the ADL National Chair from 2012-2015 and continues to serve on a number of ADL governance bodies. Barry is also on the Board of Trustees of the Rose Community Foundation in Denver and has been Chair of the Board of Colorado Public Radio and Chair of the Board of Directors of Rose Medical Center, amongst other community service…
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Andrew Adelson is retired from Sanford C. Bernstein & Co, Inc. He began at Sanford Bernstein in 1980 as an Aerospace and Defense analyst until 1982, then Director of Research – U.S. Equities from 1983 – 1986; he was Managing Director Institutional Research Services from 1987-1989 and, more recently, Chief Investment Officer Global Value Equities from 1990 to 2003. He began serving on the firm’s Board of Directors in 1987.
Mr. Adelson is a board member of the…
President, ADL Foundation
On July 18, 1994, a suicide terrorist drove a car filled with hundreds of kilograms of explosives into the Jewish community’s AMIA/DAIA building in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eighty-five people were killed and hundreds were injured.
The now infamous AMIA/DAIA bombings represent the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentina, home to the largest Jewish community in Latin America.
Due to the complexity of the case and the dynamics of the investigation, the AMIA/DAIA bombing…
For Law Enforcement The Militia Movement (historical backgrounder 2001)
This document is an archived copy of an older ADL report and may not reflect the most current facts or developments related to its subject matter. For current information on the militia movement, please see our updated backgrounder. The militia movement is a relatively new right-wing extremist movement consisting of armed paramilitary groups, both formal and informal, with an anti-government, conspiracy…
As Senior Vice President of Counter-Extremism and Intelligence, Oren Segal leads ADL's efforts to combat extremism, terrorism, and all forms of hate, both online and offline. He oversees an integrated team of investigators, analysts, and experts from the Center on Extremism (COE), the Center for Technology and Society (CTS), and Law Enforcement (LE) teams. The Center on Extremism leverages cutting-edge tools and decades of expertise to provide essential data, analysis, and resources on extremism, antisemitism, and hate to policymakers, industry leaders, and the public.
SVP, Counter-Extremism and Intelligence