Award recognizes visionary leaders in the business community NEW YORK, November 14, 2018 … ADL announced today that Apple CEO Tim Cook will be the first recipient of ADL’s Courage Against Hate award for his work as a champion of unity, diversity, and social progress. Cook is a leader who has demonstrated that the business community has a responsibility to make the world better for all people. The award will be presented to Cook at ADL’s annual Never Is Now Summit…
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Second Woman in History to Assume Top National Volunteer Role
New York, NY, November 8, 2018 … ADL today announced the election of Esta Gordon Epstein as Chair of ADL’s Board of Directors. A Boston native and longtime leader with both the national organization and in the New England region, Epstein becomes the second woman to assume ADL’s top volunteer role in the organization’s 105-year history.
“We are truly blessed and fortunate to have Esta…
New York, NY, January 11, 2019 … ADL welcomed today’s overwhelming vote in the U.S. House of Representatives approving the bipartisan Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, which would upgrade the role of the State Department’s global anti-Semitism envoy to ambassador level and impose a legal limit on the time in which any administration can leave this critical position unfilled. H.R. 221 was passed by the House in a floor vote of 411 to 1.
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The Pyramid of Hate illustrates the prevalence of bias, hate and oppression in our society. It is organized in escalating levels of attitudes and behavior that grow in complexity from bottom to top. Like a pyramid, the upper levels are supported by the lower levels; unlike a pyramid, the levels are not built consecutively or to demonstrate a ranking of each level. Bias at each level reflects a system of oppression that negatively impacts individuals, institutions and society…
November is Native American Heritage Month, which was first declared by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. The month provides an opportunity to commemorate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions and histories and acknowledge the important contributions of Native American/Indigenous people. It is also an important time to educate the general public, as well as young people in schools, about the bias, discrimination and unique challenges faced by Native American/Indigenous people…
New York, NY, September 28, 2018 ... The following is a statement from ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in response to Reddit's new policy to quarantine communities that propagate misinformation, including Holocaust denial.
"Holocaust denial is hate speech. Tech platforms have a moral and ethical obligation to prevent such anti-Semitic conspiracy theories from spreading. That's why we're grateful to see Reddit take this proactive step to reduce the number of people who will see such hateful…
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Topic SummaryIt seems like we are seeing more and more news and social media stories about people experiencing bias as they go about their daily lives—riding the subway, shopping in a store, dining in a restaurant and hanging out with friends. Indeed, the surge of such stories makes it seem like racism, sexism, antisemitism and other forms of bias and discrimination are becoming more pervasive…
New York, NY, May 16, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League released a statement today after Twitter shared the results of a new approach it has taken since March to reduce the amount of abuse on the platform.
The following is a statement from Brittan Heller, Director of ADL’s Center for Technology and Society:
“Twitter's new approach to disruptive and harassing tweets is a promising and important step in addressing hate online. It is especially so in terms of how it…
New York, NY, May 15, 2018 ... Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement today in response to the recent violence at the Israel-Gaza border:
We are steadfast supporters of the Jewish state of Israel. That support is what obligates us to see the situation in Gaza with clear eyes. We believe that Israel has a right to self-defense and to secure its border, and at the same time, we believe that it is a horrific tragedy that so many people have been…
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Topic SummaryIn 1983, a social scientist named David Chambers published a research study on children’s drawings. The study gathered information from the late 1960s and 1970s in which teachers asked 5,000 children (in three different countries) to “draw a scientist.” One pattern appeared strongly: almost all of the scientist drawings depicted men. Through the study, Chambers was able to…
Detroit, MI, April 17, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced the appointment of Carolyn Normandin, as Regional Director of ADL Michigan, headquartered in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Normandin is an experienced leader whose career trajectory has involved senior positions at The Charles H. Wright Museum and General Motors.
Normandin, who has served on ADL Michigan’s Regional Board for four years, brings a wealth of experience in philanthropy and communications to…
For Educators When teaching about historical atrocities, educators seek to build empathy through interactive lessons. What seems like a false solution is turning to simulation activities. These exercises frequently backfire, causing real harm to students, families and school communities. The Problem:News stories regularly surface about classroom simulations gone wrong: students assigned roles as "persecuted" or "privileged" to understand the Holocaust, or asked to experience what it "felt like…
New York, NY, February 15, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League expressed deep concern and profound sadness over the school shooting Wednesday in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen individuals, including many students, were killed when a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The gunman, identified as Nikolas Cruz, has been taken into custody and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.
Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
Seventeen…
New York, NY, February 6, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced the appointment of Steven Hodas, an innovator and business entrepreneur, as Vice President of Education.
For the past ten years, Hodas has worked closely with numerous early-stage entrepreneurs, investors, and accelerators, and launched two companies of his own. He most recently served as Head of Product at Citymart, helping municipal government around the world transform problem-solving, service…
The rankings honor 100 innovative business leaders across industries New York, NY, December 7, 2017 … ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt has been named to the first-ever Recode 100 list, placing him among some of the top luminaries in tech, business and media “who mattered in 2017.”
The entry, No. 77 on the list, credits Greenblatt for “evolving the century-old Anti-Defamation League to fight white supremacy, anti-Semitism and other forms of…
New York, NY, November 29, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called President Donald Trump’s retweets of violent anti-Muslim propaganda originally shared by a leader in a far-right extremist group in the United Kingdom, “shameful and dangerous,” saying the president’s tweets could inspire anti-Muslim bigotry both at home and abroad.
Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
It is shameful and dangerous that the…
Includes Commissioners of the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, as well as Hall of Fame Athletes and Olympians, Sports Owners and Executives, Media Executives and Civil Rights Leaders New York, NY, November 14, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League today announced the expansion of its Sports Leadership Council – a new initiative to work in partnership with professional athletes and sports leaders to promote positive social change and combat hate, bullying, and discrimination in our society –…
For parents, families and young people Topic SummaryIn recent years, there has been a lot of attention paid to the diversity of children’s books, shining a light on the lack of diversity and amplifying the need for more children’s and young adult literature that reflects our multicultural society. In 2014, an organization named We Need Diverse Books formed, following a regularly trending hashtag with the same name (#WeNeedDiverseBooks) that helped bring attention to the issue. We…
Talk to your family about issues of sexual harassment in the news in the past and currently.
What is the source of our free speech rights? Free speech rights emanate from the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution[1] and from state constitutions. The U.S. Constitution limits the government’s ability to regulate speech based on content and it applies to all public colleges and universities. It serves as a floor, not a ceiling. State constitutions may grant more robust free speech rights than the U.S. Constitution, but never fewer. Is there a distinction between private and…