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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

Read S.A. Ibrahim’s Moving Americanism Award Acceptance Speech

Each year, ADL honors a community leader who exemplifies a commitment to promoting diversity, counteracting hatred and bigotry, and supporting fair treatment for all citizens. This year, ADL honored S.A. Ibrahim and Radian Group Inc. at the Americanism Award Dinner for promoting diversity and inclusion in the Philadelphia community. Below is the text of Mr. Ibrahim’s acceptance speech. Dear Friends, Thank you

As ADL Philadelphia Welcomes Pope Francis, a Board Member Reflects on Catholic-Jewish Relations in the Region

by Steve Mendelsohn, ADL Philadelphia Board Vice Chair I was born in 1957 and grew up in a suburb of Reading, PA, at the tail end of the Cold War.  Everything back then was (and probably still is today) about alliances.  I remember losing an argument with my neighbor about World War II.  I couldn’t believe that Japan and Germany