Blog Archives

Profiles in Leadership: Judith Meyer, Regional Board Vice-Chair

ADL lay leaders are central to helping the League accomplish its mission of “stopping the defamation of the Jewish people and securing justice and fair treatment to all” in the region. Every month, Profiles in Leadership highlights a different leader and their invaluable contributions to ADL and the eastern PA/southern NJ/DE community.     Name: Judith P. Meyer, Esq. Occupation: Attorney Mediator, Arbitrator, Judge

ADL Hosts U.S. State Department Visitors from Iraq

As a leader in the fight against prejudice and discrimination, the Anti-Defamation League was invited to share its 100+ years of expertise in combating hate with a delegation of Iraqi civic and religious leaders. On September 3, 2014, the group, sponsored by the United States Department of State as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program, visited Philadelphia to meet

Rockets from Gaza, Simchas and Cease Fire – ADL Board Leaders Gail and Doug Stanger Visit Israel

Gail and Doug Stanger, ADL Board members and residents of Atlantic County, recently decided to head toward Israel for their “vacation” week.  This was not the vacation they planned.  They did not even plan to go to Israel.  This was going to be a week to unplug and simply relax.   Instead just 10 days before their scheduled vacation, they changed plans. 

ADL Announces New Regional Director

ADL is pleased to introduce the new Regional Director of the Eastern PA/Southern NJ/DE region, Nancy Baron-Baer. As Regional Director, Ms. Baron-Baer will lead local efforts to accomplish ADL’s 101-year mission, “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all,” through overseeing education, law enforcement, development, young leadership and community diversity initiatives.

A Summer to Remember: An ADL Intern Shares Her Experiences

For me, the most essential part of my Judaism has always been the Jewish value of “loving the stranger.” The Jewish community has faced persecution throughout history. The Torah instructs us to turn our memory of this persecution into empathy for others who have faced similar struggles. Exodus 23 tells us, “You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves