The National Youth Leadership Mission uses the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as an educational tool to provide a substantive and effective program to help students apply the important lessons of the Holocaust to modern-day issues of bigotry and hate. In November 2017, a diverse group of high school students from across the country who demonstrated leadership potential, interest in addressing
At the invitation of the Consul General of Colombia to NY, ADL New York Associate Director Melanie Robbins and ADL Director of Latin American Affairs Sonia Spar presented the ADL campaign #DenunciaElOdio (#ExposeHate) at the 2017 ColombiaFest, a major initiative of the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulates of Colombia in New York and New Jersey. The event
On Wednesday, October 18, ADL New York Region hosted the 10th annual Middle East Conference. Close to 200 people from across New York City attended the event at the ADL National Headquarters. The focus of the conference was “Israel and the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities.” The event featured Ambassador Noa Furman, Deputy Permanent Representative to the Permanent Mission of
On Tuesday, October 3rd, ADL New York Regional Evan Bernstein stood alongside faith and community leaders on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall to honor the lives lost in Las Vegas and address gun violence in the United States. During his remarks, Bernstein stated: “To address gun violence there is a need for sustained, coordinated, and collaborative
On September 19, 2017, ADL and the Mexican Foreign Ministry signed an agreement that will create a framework across the U.S. to provide assistance to people of Mexican heritage who are victims of discrimination, bigotry, bullying and hate crimes. The Memorandum of Understanding signed at a ceremony in New York City by Undersecretary for North America, Ambassador Carlos Sada and
