On December 3, 2014, the Schenectady Daily Gazette published a deeply disturbing guest columnist’s article entitled ‘Reverend right to speak out on treatment of Palestinians.’ In his response to the newspaper, Mashberg clearly states that there can be no comparison made between Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and the atrocities committed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Holocaust not same as

November included two important meetings for the Government and Public Affairs Committee. On November 4th, ADL visited United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Manhattan office and met with her staff, including her State Director, Senior Advisor, and Constituent Liaison for Immigrant and Foreign Affairs. Due to the current climate in Israel and Operation Protective Edge, the meeting began by thanking Senator

During the month of January, Frito Lay will donate part of the sales from their twenty count mixed variety pack at Price Chopper supermarkets to benefit ADL ‘s  A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute programming to combat bullying in the capital district. This partnership is in conjunction with the Be An Ally media campaign which ADL is a partner in with

On Monday, December 8th, the New York Region celebrated the 20th annual Human Relations Award Luncheon honoring legal and community leaders Bradley J. Butwin, Chair of O’Melveny & Myers and Pierre M. Gentin, Managing Director and Global Head of Litigation and Regulatory Investigations at Credit Suisse for their support of the mission and work of ADL in New York. The

How did you get involved in ADL? “When our children were younger, swastika graffiti appeared on some Jewish homes and a local playground in our town. I remember our son Matt being very frightened by what he saw. I was impressed with how quickly ADL reacted and mobilized to meet with residents, teachers and students to provide them with valuable