New York, NY, March 27, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reacted to an essay in The New Yorker in which the humorist and writer Lena Dunham quizzes herself on whether she should keep her “Jewish boyfriend” or give him up for her dog. The article, it said, was “tasteless” and “plays with offensive stereotypes” about Jews. In the quiz, Ms. Dunham ruminates on whether she should give up her Jewish boyfriend for her dog, noting that, among…
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Los Angeles, March 26, 2015 – Echoes and Reflections, a comprehensive Holocaust education program that provides professional development and an array of resources for middle and high school teachers, is marking its 10th anniversary in 2015 with a strong trail of success behind it and ambitious goals for the future. A unique partnership of the Anti-Defamation League, USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education, and Yad Vashem, and supported by Dana…
March 25, 2015 Read ADL's full report, Vigilante Justice: Militias and “Common Law Courts” Wage War Against the Government. (PDF)
In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, the ADL is making available select reports from 1994-1997, the era when the Oklahoma City bombing occurred.
This report describes circumstances in the mid-1990s, not the present day.
In the 1997 report Vigilante Justice, ADL surveyed anti-government extremists in…
New York, NY, March 25, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) presented recommendations for the U.S. government and governments around the world on combatting anti-Semitism at a hearing organized by the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. In a statement submitted for the hearing on March 24, ADL urged Members of Congress to “mobilize political will to reject anti-Semitism” and highlighted four…
March 25, 2015 For the whole report: April 19, 1995: The History of the Oklahoma City Bombing (PDF).
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt declared it “a date that will live in infamy.” Roosevelt was right; some dates do live on in infamy. No one who has lived through the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001—attacks actually designated by their date—can deny that.
April 19, 1995, was also such a…
Nueva York, NY, 24 de marzo de 2015...La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) ha lanzado en español las "Mejores Prácticas para Responder al Odio Cibernético," una nueva iniciativa que establece lineamientos para la industria y la comunidad de Internet para ayudar a prevenir la propagación del lenguaje de odio en-línea. La versión en español de las Mejores Prácticas está diseñada para abordar el creciente problema de odio en-l…
New York, NY, March 23, 2015 … Citing his role as an “unambiguous champion of Jewish-Catholic relations,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, with the ADL Cardinal Bea Interfaith Award. The award was presented to Cardinal Dolan during the ADL New York Regional Office’s annual Interfaith Seder where Catholic and Jewish middle school students from two New York City schools come together to experience a traditional…
by: Lorraine Array March 23, 2015
Recent incidents around the world remind us of the power of hate and vitriol to permeate our religious, cultural and national borders. ISIS continues to expand its alliances and fear-mongering tactics. The world is in many ways paralyzed to see a way forward, and the need for solutions capable of building bridges of understanding and respect has never been greater.
In this spirit, in early 2013, the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) Connecticut Office…
Crime in the Name of Hate For Law Enforcement Read the full comprehensive report, The Aryan Circle: Crime in the Name of Hate (PDF).
The Aryan Circle is a large, growing and dangerous white supremacist prison gang based primarily in Texas, though it has a presence in a number of other states. It is active both in prisons and on the streets. It is an extreme and violent group, with a long track record of murder, including the deaths of two police officers in Bastrop, Louisiana, in…
New York, NY, March 19, 2015… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments clarifying his position on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying: “I want a sustainable peaceful two-state solution.” Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
We welcome the Prime Minister’s clarification of his position on a two-state solution and a peace agreement with the…
New York, NY, March 18, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today extended congratulations to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud Party for their strong showing in Israel’s elections. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL National Chair, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
We extend our congratulations to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud Party for their strong showing in these elections, and wish the prime minister well…
by: Jinnie Array March 16, 2015
Last week, disturbing video emerged of fraternity brothers from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) chapter at the University of Oklahoma laughing while singing a racist chant: “There will never be a ni**** SAE. You can hang him from a tree, but he can never sign with me. There will never be a ni**** SAE.”
The news comes on the heels of the recent findings from a Department of Justice investigation in Ferguson, MO which, among other things,…
New York, NY, March 16, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed Facebook’s new statement providing more clarity about its Community Standards, saying the social media platform’s update is a “significant step in the battle to confront online hate” that places more emphasis on transparency.
Christopher Wolf, ADL Civil Rights Chair, and Deborah M. Lauter, ADL Civil Rights Director, issued the following statement:
Facebook’s amplification…
New York, NY, March 10, 2015… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed support from a high-ranking European Commission official to create a European Union task force on anti-Semitism. In a statement published in the Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, Federica Mogherini, Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the E.U. for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, announced her support and indicated that she had sent a proposal to Frans Timmerman, the…
New York, NY, March 10, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s comments about Israeli Arabs “divisive and unacceptable” and urged all candidates in Israel’s upcoming general election to avoid extremist rhetoric. In a campaign appearance on March 8, Minister Lieberman, who is head of the Yisrael Beiteinu Party, used incendiary language suggesting Israeli Arabs who are not loyal to the State of Israel…
For Law Enforcement 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. The National Socialist Movement (NSM) is currently the largest neo-Nazi group in the United States. This is due primarily to setbacks experienced by other major neo-Nazi groups in the country between 2002 and 2007. Nonetheless, despite the stability of having the same leader for nearly two decades, the group has not managed to…
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. As an author, media figure, and political commentator, Patrick Buchanan publicly espouses racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and anti-immigrant views. At one time an influential staff member in the Nixon and Reagan Administrations, Buchanan has gone on to write a number of books and articles that focus on the decline of Western civilization due to…
by: Bloeme Evers-Emden, Ph.D. | January 02, 2013 Among the many terrible measures the Nazis took against the Jews, the worst consequence was the disintegration of the family, especially the separation of children from their parents.
When the deportations of the Dutch Jews began in July 1942, most people went, trusting that they could survive. But when the Germans' methods became more and more brutal, it was understood that something terrible was going on.
Starting in the autumn of 1942…
New York, NY, March 6, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has brought together a broad coalition of religious, cultural and civil rights organizations, representing diverse faiths, traditions and cultures, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject efforts to impose one particular religious understanding of marriage into law.
ADL filed an amicus brief in the four cases pending before the Court: Obergefell v. Hodges, Tanco v. Haslam, DeBoer v. Snyder, and Bourke v. Beshear, which…
New York, NY, March 6, 2015 … As America marks the 50th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” march from Selma to Montgomery, a day that would change the course of civil rights history, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on elected officials to celebrate the progress we have made in guaranteeing voting rights and act today to protect the right to vote.
Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL National Chair, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement…