The New York Region’s Lawyers Division hosted its 21st annual Edward Brodsky Legal Conference, The 50th Anniversary of Selma: Its Legacy and Enduring Challenges, on Tuesday, March 10th at the Times Center in New York City. The panel was moderated by Deborah M. Lauter, ADL’s Director of Civil Rights and featured today’s leading experts in civil rights – Cheryl Greenberg,
Names: Stephanie Weiss and Harris Scher ADL Roles: Co-Chairs, ADL New York Region’s Next Generation Philanthropy Executive Board How did you get involved in ADL? Stephanie: The first time I heard about ADL, I was around 10 years old. I was with my family on summer vacation. When we were checking into the hotel, a place we had stayed
With immense gratitude and appreciation, ADL New York Region shines February’s spotlight on the Arlene & Daniel Fisher Family Foundation for their generous support of the New York Region’s Confronting Anti-Semitism (CAS) initiative. The CAS initiative, which includes programs for Jewish middle school, high school, and college students, focuses on raising awareness of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. The 2-2.5 hour
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
