An Inside Look at the Local ADL Response to the Colleyville Hostage Crisis The story of what happened when hostage taker Malik Akram held Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and others hostage for 11 hours on January 15, 2022 at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas is now known. What is not so well known is the inside story of ADL's
What are the Jews? In the past few weeks, there has been much discussion about Jews as a race. We know that they are not. But, what are they - a faith, a people, a nationality? The answer is all of the above. How can that be, what has that meant, and what does it mean today is the
ADL Reports Shows Historically High Levels of White Supremacist Propaganda ADL recently released its fifth annual report on white supremacist propaganda. It showed that we are at historically high levels in the United States for these hateful messages that can sometimes fill communities. Jessica Reaves, the Director of Content and Editorial Strategy for ADL's Center on Extremism, was the
ADL Creates an Online Hate Index to Measure Antisemitism on Social Media ADL's Center for Technology and Society recently launched the Online Hate Index, a machine-learning system that detects hate targeting marginalized groups on online platforms. Its first system is an antisemitism classifier. Daniel Kelley, the ADL Center's Director of Strategy and Operations, was the guest for this podcast,
ADL Is Working to Preserve Democracy Intensifying extremism and illiberalism pose profound threats both to Jews and other minorities in the United States and to our democracy itself. In response, ADL recently announced the creation a new senior role within the organization - the Senior Vice President for Democracy Initiatives. Eileen Hershenov has been named to this position and
ADL Uncovers the Seven Antisemitic Tropes Over the past few weeks, ADL has released a series of videos for social media which explain the seven most common antisemitic tropes or myths. This is meant to complement ADL's Antisemitism Uncovered Guide. On this week's podcast, Aryeh Tuchman, the Senior Associate Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism, explained these tropes in
ADL Reports on Troubling Israel-Related Statements from Left-Wing Candidates While criticism of Israel is part of a healthy political ecosystem. a segment of the left sometimes espouses ideas that go beyond legitimate critique and into antisemitic tropes. Others engage in rhetoric that is not antisemitic but which can have the effect of making many Jews feel ostracized or excluded.
A Behind the Scene Look at the 2021 ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents Since 1979, ADL has put out an Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. It is broadly seen as the benchmark for assessing the state of antisemitism in the United States. The 2021 Audit was released this week. This show not only discussed the findings, but it also
Chatting with ADL Board Chair Ben Sax The staff of ADL is seen as being on the frontline of the agency’s work, but that is not the full picture. An extraordinary group of committed and generous volunteers are often the face of the organization. An incredible network of more than a thousand national and local leaders are ADL’s ambassadors
ADL Works to Stop Hate Against the AAPI Community The past few years have seen a very troubling rise in hate against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the United States, and ADL has played a very strong allyship role in fighting against this hate. At the forefront of these efforts is Max Sevilla, ADL's Vice
