New York, NY, January 14, 2014 …The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged the Polish government to rectify a recent decision by Poznan municipal prosecutor Monika Rutkowska not to bring criminal charges against crowd members who yelled anti-Semitic insults at a soccer match. According to reports, fans of the team Lech Poznan chanted “Move on, Jews!” “Your home is at
New York, NY, January 13, 2014 …The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released a special civil rights edition of its biannual publication Curriculum Connections, titled “Martin Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights: Relevancy for Today,” in honor of Dr. King’s birthday and available for free on ADL’s website. The 38-page curriculum for grades 3–12 provides grade-specific lessons, resources and extension activities
New York, NY, January 14, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is deeply saddened at the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a towering statesman and military veteran whose courageous leadership earned him the support and respect of a wide swath of the Israeli public and the international community. Barry Curtiss-Lusher, ADL National Chair, and Abraham H. Foxman,
New York, NY, January 9, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed outrage and disappointment over the one-sided roundtable discussion convened at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA), which supported an academic boycott against Israel. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: We are outraged that a leading academic association has given its
New York, NY, January 9, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reacted to the decision by France’s Council of State to uphold local government bans on the new show of Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala, an anti-Semitic French comedian. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: Dieudonne is well aware of the laws in France, having been
