On March 22, 2014, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney hosted the Hudson Valley Bullying Prevention Summit in Newburgh, New York. Parents, students and teachers from schools in the surrounding counties were invited to attend. The summit offered participants specific tools and strategies for combating bullying and cyberbullying. Throughout the day participants heard from students as well as various experts on the
Over 350 commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Edward Brodsky Legal Conference on Tuesday, March 11th at the Times Center in New York City. It was titled The topic, American Democracy in the 21st Century: Voting Rights, Redistricting and Campaign Finance. The conference was moderated by Jeffrey Rosen, President & CEO of the National Constitution Center – featured an esteemed
February 6, 2014: ADL NY invited former Neo-Nazi skinhead and author Frank Meeink to speak to the Next Generation Philanthropy Community Outreach Network about his experience from racist skinhead to educator. By the age of 13, Frank had already become a skinhead and by 18, he had gained a leadership position as a Neo-Nazi recruiter. With a history of violence
On February 10, the Anti-Defamation League launched the pilot of a new interactive program designed to empower and equip college and college-bound students with effective responses to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias on campus. Words to Action: Empowering Jewish Students to Address Bias on Campus, is a new curriculum based on ADL’s successful Confronting Anti-Semitism (CAS) program model for middle
Name: Cynthia D. Brodsky Community: Manhattan Occupation: Retired educator; Philanthropist ADL Role: Sponsor of the Edward Brodsky Legal Conference, New York Regional Board Executive Committee 1. How did you get involved with ADL? Ed, my late husband, inspired me. He was one of the founders of the New York Lawyers Division and the Legal Conference. I was always proud to support him, his colleagues and
