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ADL Philadelphia Responds to Philadelphia Eagles Statement regarding DeSean Jackson’s Antisemitic Social Media Posts

ADL Philadelphia tonight commends the Eagles for taking disciplinary action to address DeSean Jackson’s antisemitic social media posts and for recognizing that this is only the beginning of a long process of education and healing.  We are pleased that the Eagles and Jackson recognize that “in order to remain on the team, [Jackson] must also commit to supporting his words with

ADL Update on the Tragedy in Poway from Regional Director Nancy Baron-Baer

ADL staff continues to tirelessly monitor the situation in Poway, CA and provide support for the community.  We have reached out to law enforcement, synagogues, teachers and community members with our resources. USA Today just ran an op-ed by ADL SVP, Program, George Selim (printed just before the Poway shooting) on the rise of white supremacy. George writes, “The numbers

ADL Speaks at Vigils Across the Philadelphia Region

Since Saturday night, the ADL spoke at eight vigils in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware remembering the 11 people killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh this past Saturday. ADL staff and lay leaders shared words of comfort, provided information about rising anti-Semitism in the region and across the nation, and called for unity and action

ADL Shares New Tool to Fight Anti-Semitism on Campus

As the new school year kicks off, many students across the region are concerned about anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. ADL has developed a new resource, THINK. PLAN. ACT., to help Jewish students and their allies more effectively respond to anti-Jewish bigotry. This week, ADL shared this powerful new resource with Jewish communities in eastern PA, southern NJ and DE. To

ADL Submits Testimony in Support of NJ Bill Condemning BDS

TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE JOINT RESOLUTION 81 Submitted by Nancy Baron-Baer, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League, Southern New Jersey Joshua Cohen, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League, North and Central New Jersey New Jersey State Assembly, State and Local Government Committee November 16, 2015, Trenton, NJ The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) fully supports New Jersey State Joint Resolution 81 which condemns