New York, NY, February 13, 2014… In recognition of “Respect for All Week” taking place in New York City public schools from February 10th to 14th, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) hosted a professional development session for local educators titled “Becoming an Ally: Interrupting Name-calling and Bullying.” The session, which took place on Tuesday, February 11th at the ADL National Headquarters in Manhattan,

          The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has begun a series of A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute Training sessions at Albany High School, funded by a generous grant from The William and Mary Barnet Family Foundation of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region.             The ADL Peer Training will be conducted over three days from February 11th to the 28th.

Name: Jay W. Eisenhofer   Community: Manhattan  Occupation: Co-founder and Managing Partner, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. ADL Role: Development Co- Chair, ADL NY 1. What does ADL mean to you? When I think of ADL, I think of an organization that fights for what it believes in no matter the prevailing political winds, consensus, or the amount of criticism or controversy caused by its stance. 

On January 14, 2014, the New York Region Glass Leadership Institute held its annual session with the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force to discuss its critical role and their partnership with ADL on combating hate and identifying hate crime perpetrators and extremists. The evening began with greetings from newly appointed Commissioner William Bratton, followed by a presentation

On Friday, January 17th, 2014, twenty two schools from the greater capital district of Albany attended the 9th annual STOP conference at Siena College, an extension of the college’s Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King Lecture series on non-violence. It was an opportunity for middle and high school students to work together to oppose prejudice and bigotry. ADL’s