New York, NY, March 18, 2014 …The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment in the defeat of legislation in the New York State Senate that would have granted college tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants who met certain conditions. The New York DREAM Act, which passed in the State Assembly last month, was defeated by a vote of 30-29. The measure
A rabbi, educator and scholar who has led interreligious efforts on behalf of the Reform Judaism movement and has spearheaded Catholic-Jewish dialogue in Chicago has been appointed the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Director of Interfaith Affairs. Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, Ph.D., who most recently served as a Senior Advisor on Interreligious Affairs for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, will
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.
New York, NY, December 27, 2013 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended CUNY Interim Chancellor William P. Kelly’s statement rejecting the decision made by the American Studies Association (ASA) to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Interim Chancellor Kelly reiterated The City University of New York’s proud affiliations with Israeli universities and scholars, and expressed CUNY’s rejection of “any effort to
