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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

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

Schools Celebrate Together at the June 6th No Place for Hate Designation Celebration

On June 6th, schools across the region came together to be recognized by the Anti-Defamation League for participating in the No Place for Hate program during the 2016-2017 school year. Nearly 450 attendees from over 50 schools in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware attended the inaugural No Place for Hate Designation Celebration at the Walnut Street Theatre. At

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