For Educators
A 2000 survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League found that participation in the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute's Names Can Really Hurt Us Assembly Program allows students open, honest and relevant exploration about diversity and bias in their school communities. More than 600 students and staff from two Southern California High Schools participated in the study.
Evaluations findings that as a result of participation:
47% of students perceived one or more…
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For Law Enforcement This document is an archived copy of an older ADL report and may not reflect the most current facts or developments related to its subject matter. During the past two decades, radical environmental and animal rights groups have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and acts of terrorism, including arson, bombings, vandalism and harassment, causing more than $100 million in damage. While some activists have been captured, ecoterror cells - small and loosely…
The Growing Links between White Supremacists and Biker Gangs Read ADL's comprehensive report, Bigots on Bikes: The Growing Links between White Supremacists and Biker Gangs (PDF).
In recent years, a disturbing trend has emerged on the white supremacist scene in the United States. More and more white supremacists are developing links to motorcycle clubs across the country, including outlaw motorcycle gangs frequently involved with criminal activity. Though there has always been a small…
Read the full, comprehensive report: Anti-Semitism at UC Irvine (PDF).
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has become a center for anti-Semitic activity in recent years. Much of this activity has been organized by the Muslim Student Union (MSU), a vocal student group at UCI, which is responsible for staging large events every spring featuring virulently anti-Semitic speakers.
In July 2010, the MSU was suspended for one year because of its involvement in disrupting a speech by…
For Law Enforcement This document is an archived copy of an older ADL report and may not reflect the most current facts or developments related to its subject matter. Y2K and the Apocalypse
The year 2000, the start of a new millennium, is fast approaching. For certain religious groups that believe in an apocalyptic vision of the "End Times," this dramatic turn of the century signals tremendous upheaval in the world, a period when chaos will prevail. In particular, a small number of…
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The university has traditionally served as an enclave for intellectual expression, insulated from the distractions of the world outside. It has also served as a trendsetter for that outside society, a laboratory where social change first begins to ferment and find an outlet. To a large extent, the excitement and passion on American campuses stem from the combination of scholarly debate and student activism in a sheltered environment.
In recent decades, Jews have generally…
Investigations follow Brandeis Center, ADL and StandWithUs complaints alleging young Jewish students faced anti-Semitic harassment, retaliation and hostile educational environments at a California public school and New York performing arts college Washington, D.C., September 10, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened two federal civil rights investigations into the Etiwanda School District in California and the American Musical Dramatic Academy …
Educators can teach young people what antisemitism is, where it comes from and what it looks like today, so they can recognize and report it.
The program equips community-based leaders with ADL expertise, tools and networks; applications close October 16 New York, NY, September 9, 2026 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) opened applications for the second cohort of Hazak, its first-of-its-kind accelerator for the grassroots leaders and organizations on the front lines of the fight against antisemitism. Applications are open through October 16 on the Hazak website. "Hazak" – meaning "strong"…
Cohort of students and young professionals will provide their perspectives on how younger generations are experiencing antisemitism, engaging with the Jewish community and navigating a rapidly changing world. New York, NY, September 9, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the leading anti-hate organization in the world, announced the members of its inaugural NextGen Advisory Council today. The council joined the ADL Board of Directors for its quarterly board…
ADL Title VI Settlement with Colorado District Leads to Sweeping Reforms
New York, NY, September 9, 2026 ... Following almost three years of growing antisemitism in K-12 schools, which have included bullying and, in many cases, ostracization, Jewish students across North America are returning to potentially tense classroom environments. To help students, parents, and communities better advocate for themselves, Jewish Federations of North America, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Jewish Committee (AJC), Conference of Presidents of Major…
25 years after 9/11, the threat of Islamist extremism hasn't disappeared — it has evolved. Today's terror groups use social media to reach millions globally, across borders, and sometimes without ever communicating directly with them.
New research shows the Gringlas Unit effectively teaches students to recognize antisemitism as a recurring conspiracy theory, reducing belief in antisemitic tropes after just one lesson.
New York, NY, September 4, 2026 — Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) released Five Asks for Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions, calling on healthcare leaders to take concrete steps to prevent and address antisemitism and ensure Jewish patients, healthcare professionals, students and trainees can receive care, work and learn in environments free from discrimination and harassment. The recommendations come as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for…
Recommendations for Healthcare Institutions to Address Antisemitism
New York, NY, September 3, 2026 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Jewish Medical Association (AJMA), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, StandWithUs (SWU) and the Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA), the Jewish Federations of North America and Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America welcome guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) making clear that antisemitic discrimination has…
When forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which had been a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization until its revocation on July 8, 2025, seized Damascus on December 8, 2024, Syria’s new rulers moved quickly to portray themselves as pragmatic, inclusive and ready to engage with the international community. Yet chants heard at military ceremonies, government operations and public demonstrations tell a different story. They show that explicit antisemitism and anti-Israel…
The form of targeted violence is driven by perpetrators primarily seeking attention, notoriety, or status within online communities, like the True Crime Community.
Since 2024, the ADL Center on Extremism has identified at least eight attackers who were active on this gore and violence forum prior to carrying out their acts of violence.