How did you get involved in ADL? “When our children were younger, swastika graffiti appeared on some Jewish homes and a local playground in our town. I remember our son Matt being very frightened by what he saw. I was impressed with how quickly ADL reacted and mobilized to meet with residents, teachers and students to provide them with valuable
On November 19th, the New York Region’s Next Generation Philanthropy Community held its 8th annual Imagine Gala for ADL’s young professional lay leaders to come together and work toward a world without hate. . The evening brought together over 400 people and raised over $90,000 in support of ADL’s work in the New York Region. Held at Marquee NYC, one
On October 26, 2014, 20 ADL Peer Trainers and Peer Leaders from New York State traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 2014 Grosfeld Family National Youth Leadership Mission. The New York delegation joined 95 other students from across the United States for four days of A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute programming designed to help students apply the lessons of the Holocaust
On Sunday October 19th, members of ADL New York Region’s Next Generation Philanthropy Community (NGPC) and Education Committee visited PS 72 for A Day Of Difference, ADL NY’s 2nd annual volunteer day of service. About 40 Volunteers from the NGPC and Education Committee worked together with 30 students, parents and teachers to create and paint a mosaic mural based on ADL’s
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon visited Ground Zero on Sunday. He placed a wreath at the Tree of Survivors at the 9/11 site and toured the National September 11 Memorial & Museum with Port Authority Director Pat Foye and Michael Arad, the Israeli born architect of the World Trade Center Memorial. Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New
