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ADL Teaches Catholic School Educators about Holocaust and Anti-Semitism

This fall, 25 Catholic school educators will return to their classrooms better prepared to teach about the atrocities of the Holocaust and the ongoing challenges of current day anti-Semitism thanks to Bearing Witness, a four-day intensive professional development program exploring historical and contemporary relations between Jews and Catholics. The Bearing Witness program focuses on the history of anti-Semitism and the

European Delegation Visits ADL Philadelphia

ADL Philadelphia met with a delegation of esteemed visitors from Europe, and engaged in a unique conversation about the contributions and challenges faced by minority and immigrant groups in the United States. The meeting was facilitated by of Citizen Diplomacy International, an initiative of the US Department of State. Guests from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Netherlands, and Russia were in attendance. 

ADL Philadelphia Meets with Italian Consul General

Italian Consul General Andrea Canepari welcomed ADL staff and lay leaders in his Philadelphia office on May 19, 2016.  ADL discussed its many contacts with Italy through the years and praised the government for expelling David Duke, a well-known racist and anti-Semite.  ADL also shared information from the Global 100 survey and update., and a variety of potential partnership opportunities

ADL Hosts US State Department Special Envoy

by Bonnie Squires Ira Forman, United States State Department Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, was the keynote speaker at the spring closing dinner meeting of the board of the Anti-Defamation League of eastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware, held at the Bala Golf Club in Philadelphia on May 10.  Mr. Forman traveled from Washington, D.C., to talk about his

Young Leader Reflects on “Truly Touching” ADL Program

After joining Philadelphia Police recruits at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum for ADL’s Law Enforcement and Society program, an ADL Young Leader wrote the following letter to the supervisory officers of recruit class: January 21, 2016 Dear Lt. M- and Sgts. C-, F- and L-: Just a quick note to thank you for allowing me to join you and your