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Annual Westchester Event Celebrates ADL’s Work to Combat Bias and Bigotry from Kindergarten to Campus

On Thursday, November 19, approximately 200 guests attended ADL in Westchester at the Metropolis Country Club in White Plains to pay tribute to Marcy and John Harris, as well as Rabbi Emily Korzenik for their outstanding service to the ADL. The evening was a terrific success and raised over $123,000 to benefit ADL New York Region’s community, education and advocacy

ADL Hosts First Cocktails & Conversations Event on Long Island

On Tuesday evening, October 27, ADL’s Long Island donors, leadership and community partners gathered for Cocktails and Conversations with ADL. The event was held at the lovely David Filderman Gallery at the Hofstra University Museum. The conversation on anti-Israel sentiment and anti-Semitism on college campuses was moderated ADL New York Region Deputy Director Etzion Neuer and featured Hofstra Hillel Executive Director

ADL Welcomes Vatican Ambassador to the United Nations at Special Partnership Event with the Archdiocese of New York in Honor the 50th Anniversary of Vatican II

New York, NY, October 20, 2015… Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic Second Vatican Council, ADL welcomed the Papal Nuncio, the Vatican’s Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency the Most Reverend Bernardito C. Auza, to highlight the significance of Nostra Aetate in transforming the Church’s relationship to the Jewish people at a special partnership event between the Anti-Defamation

Spotlight On: RoseAnn Zapata-Lowe

Name: RoseAnn Zapata-Lowe ADL Internship: 1994 & 1995 Profession: Mental Health Services- Program Director at Institute for Community Living   How did you get involved in ADL? I first became involved at ADL when I was in high school. I attended East New York Transit Tech and became a diversity trainer through the train the trainer program. In 1994 and

ADL New York Region Equips Young People to Address Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Bias On and Off Campus

On August 27, ADL New York Region was at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires conducting workshops to help campers at United Synagogue Youth’s Encampment program address anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias they may encounter at school or in their community. Throughout the day, ADL’s Northeast region facilitators held 15 workshops for all 450 campers, grades 6-12. ADL’s Confronting Anti-Semitism program for middle-school