On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered what would become one of the most influential speeches in history, proclaiming to the world, “I have a dream.” Dr. King challenged America to imagine a day when “all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics,
ADL wishes everyone a sweet and happy new year. The League has made available a number of resources on rights and responsibilities in schools and the workforce for those who will be absent due to observances. Click here to access our guides for schools, universities, and the workplace, and please contact us if you believe your rights are not being
Date: July 24, 2013 Names: Jessica Krane & Dan Vogel Communities: Manhattan/Riverdale, NY Occupations: Recruiter at Barclays/Senior Counsel at Wells Fargo ADL Role: Co-Chairs, 2013 – 2015 Glass Leadership Institute, NGP Executive Board Members and New York Region Board Members 1. What is your earliest memory of ADL? Jessica: My earliest memory of ADL was actually not too long ago. I was
Date: July 23, 2013 Maryam Farooq, a 2013 ADL Summer Intern, became the youngest person to be honored by President Barack Obama with the 5,000th “Point of Light” award because of her work with ADL’s No Place For Hate® initiative. In 2011, Maryam founded a school chapter of No Place for Hate at her middle school and was recognized for her work
Date: July 22, 2013 The number of anti-Semitic incidents in New York State increased in 2012, ranking the state first in the nation for the overall number of anti-Jewish incidents, according to newly issued statistics from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents counted a total of 248 incidents statewide in 2012, representing a 27 percent increase from
