Posts Tagged: Anti-Defamation League
Scholars Urge UC Regents to Adopt State Department Antisemitism Definition
Some 34 academic specialists in antisemitism signed a letter calling on University of California President Janet Napolitano and UC regents to adopt the State Department definition of antisemitism...
Abe Foxman’s Retirement is the End of an Era
I received a call recently from Abe Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, in which he castigated me for not consulting him in advance...
Why Anti-Semitic Statements by Celebrities Matter
Here at the Anti-Defamation League, we get it all the time. Most recently when we criticized Jarryd Hayne, a former Australian rugby star and now a running...
49ers Running Back Jarryd Hayne Apologizes for ‘Hurtful’ Jesus Tweets
New 49ers running back and Australian rugby star Jarryd Hayne apologized on Wednesday for a tweet in which he raised the age-old myth that Jews...
A Look Back With Departing ADL Chief Abraham Foxman (INTERVIEW)
Looking back after 50 years of service at the Anti-Defamation League, retiring national director Abraham Foxman expressed passionate worry about the safety and security of...
US Catholic School Educators Travel to Israel to Learn More on Region
JNS.org - Catholic school educators from across the U.S. are in Israel to learn more about the Jewish state, antisemitism, and Catholic-Jewish relations as part of...
ADL Expresses ‘Deep Disappointment’ With UCC Decision to Divest From Companies Doing Business With Israel
The Anti-Defamation League "expressed deep disappointment" with the United Church of Christ's vote to divest from companies doing business with Israel in the disputed territories of the West Bank...
Korean Jew Says Antisemitic Stereotypes in Korea Are Actually Just Compliments
The Anti-Defamation League may have indicated that more than half of South Koreans harbor antisemitic views, but a Korean Jew in the U.S. writing for Quartz said...
ADL Horrified Over Antisemitic Assault of Jewish Man in Staten Island
The Anti-Defamation League "expressed horror" on Tuesday over the antisemitic assault of a Jewish man in Staten Island earlier this week by three teenagers who apparently...
ADL Concerned Over Spike in Antisemitic Crimes in New York
The Anti-Defamation League expressed concern over the latest New York Police Department’s crime report, which indicated higher levels of antisemitic crime so far this year. “The...
Greece Outraged Over Desecration of Athens Holocaust Memorial for Children
Greece's Foreign Ministry on Thursday denounced the recent desecration of a commemorative plaque in Athens dedicated to Greek Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust. The memorial, located next to...
Newly Revealed Bin Laden Documents Reveal Extent of Antisemitism as Motivating Factor for Attacks
Newly declassified documents and correspondences found in Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound have underlined the extent to which Al Qaeda used antisemitism "as a valuable...
Vatican Recognition of ‘State of Palestine’ Riles Jewish Organizations
As officials in Israel declared disappointment at the Vatican's official recognition of the state of Palestine on Wednesday, the move also drew the ire of...
Stanford’s Students of Color Coalition Accused of Antisemitism in Student Elections
A student leader at Stanford University, was asked by a campus group about how her Jewish faith would impact her actions regarding Israel in the...
