On Sunday, our New York NextGen Philanthropy Community hosted our first NextGen Families Purim Carnival; a day filled with celebration and learning. A special thank you to our NextGen Families Co-Chair, Amy Bakst for her dedication, passion and inspirational leadership, without which this event would not have been possible. We would also like to thank Roaine Fine of Itty Bitty Boppers for
Sampling of Select Incidents Across N.Y State in 2017: Manhattan: Swastika spray-painted on a synagogue’s front doors (October); Swastikas drawn on subway car doors (December); A swastika was carved into seat on a subway car (August); A Jewish woman’s mezuzah was ripped from her doorpost, smashed and strewn across the floor (May and October); A woman discovered a Star
Anti-Defamation League New York Assistant Director Michael Snow is featured in a new documentary which takes an inside look at the state of anti-Semitism and hate in the United States. Produced by Israel’s Reshet 13, the documentary takes viewers from the streets of NYC to the chambers of Washington D.C. and into the Midwest to confront the resurgence of
On Monday, December 18th, ADL Next Generation Outreach Network partnered with the New York Peace Coalition and Peace December as part of their annual celebration of the month of December as a month of peace. Sheikh Musa Drammeh sent us an inspiring message at our Peace December panel event: “If you change one mind, you can change the world. It only takes one person to change the world.” ADL
On January 12th, 2018 schools in the Greater Capital District of Upstate New York attended the 14th annual Students Together Opposing Prejudice (STOP) conference; hosted by Siena College and facilitated by the Anti-Defamation League. All together 240 students and 40 Educators from 30 schools were in attendance. The STOP conference is held in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
