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Thousands March for Inclusion and Respect at ADL’s 9th Annual Walk Against Hate

Philadelphia, PA May 21, 2019… On May 19th, ADL (“the Anti-Defamation League”) held its 9th annual Walk Against Hate at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, drawing together a wide array of participants to celebrate diversity and challenge all forms of bigotry in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. Over 1,500 participants interacted with about 30 organizations representing diverse communities throughout the

ADL’s Peer Education Programs Create Powerful Change in Middle and High Schools Regionally

In ADL’s peer education programs, young people assume leadership roles in an effort to create respectful and inclusive schools and communities. This fall, we will be running peer training programs in 10 schools in our region. Central Bucks High School West Conestoga High School Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School Jenkintown High School Lenape Middle School Little Flower High School Pine

ADL Helps Campus Presidents Combat Hate Speech and Uphold Free Speech

Dear Campus President: As the new school year begins, campus administrators across the country are engaged in a difficult balancing act – protecting free speech while also challenging hate speech. In the United States, freedom of speech is broad, but it is also broadly misunderstood. With increasing frequency, protestors have tried to prevent controversial figures from speaking publicly on campus.

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

Maimonides, Choice, and the Everyday Transformations of the Anti-Defamation League

by Matthew Kaufman, ADL Summer Intern Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides, was a Jewish theologian whose works are well known for their ethical and spiritual insight. Perhaps the medieval world’s most influential thinker, he spent his later years in North Africa, writing prolifically and serving as a personal physician for Saladin, the legendary Muslim crusader. Although numerous